John Carrington [1739], The modern receipt: or, A Cure for Love. A comedy. Altered from Shakespeare. With Original Poems, Letters &c. (Printed for the Author, London) [word count] [S35300].
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SCENE X.
Marcellus alone.
So! these are the Effects of being in Love; 's Death!
I cou'd almost kill myself for being such a Coxcomb.
—Who, that knew me a Fortnight ago, wou'd ever
have thought of seeing me in this Condition?—
Yet after all what is it but an epidemick Disease, and
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what all the World has, at one Time or other, been
troubled with as well as myself?—Well thought again:
Why shou'd I endeavour to curb a Passion, the
greatest Heroes have with Pride indulg'd:—No.
Let prat'ling Fops the Pow'r of Love disown,
I'll pay a willing Homage to his Throne.
When Coxcombs disapprove, and Fools despise,
Contempt augments the Value of the Prize:
This is the Point, which most our Virtue proves,
And he alone is wise, who nobly loves.
End of the Fourth Act.
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John Carrington [1739], The modern receipt: or, A Cure for Love. A comedy. Altered from Shakespeare. With Original Poems, Letters &c. (Printed for the Author, London) [word count] [S35300].
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