Pale cares and anxious thoughts give way in hafte, And left the monarch's breast, to seek some safershade. WHILE Sappho with harmonious airs Her dear Philenis charms, With equal joy the nymph appears Diffolving in his arins. Thus to themselves alone they are All grant, and all receive. Like the Twin-stars, so fam'd for friends, With happier fate, and kinder care, The joys of either sex in love, In each of them we read; EPIGRAM EPIGRAM TO THE TWO NEW MEMBERS FOR BRAMBER, 1708. HOUGH in the Commons House you did prevail, Tood Sir Cleeve Moore, and gentle Mafter Hale; Yet on good luck be cautious of relying, VERSES MADE TO A SIMILE OF POPE'S. Wand raise an uproar in the hall; When John the butler, and our Mary, ON ON NICOLINI AND VALENTINI'S FIRST COMING TO THE HOUSE IN THE HAY-MARKET. A MPHION strikes the vocal lyre, Harmonious brick and stone conspire In emulation of his praise Two Latian Signors come, A finking theatre to raise And prop Van's tottering dome. But how this last should come to pass Since these poor gentlemen, alas ! Bring neither brick nor stone. EPILOGUE TO THE INCONSTANT: OR, THE WAY TO WIN HIM: A COMEDY. BY MR. FARQUHAR. AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL IN DRURY-LANE, 1703. F SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS. ROM Fletcher's great Original *, to-day We took the hint of this our Modern Play : *See, The Wild-Goofe Chace. With With a gay foul, with fenfe, and will to rove, Frown not, ye fair, to think your lovers may } wife, There's danger still in darkness and surprize; Though from his rampart he defy'd the foe, Prince Eugene found an aqueduct below. With eafy freedom, and a gay address, A preffing lover feldom wants fuccefs: Whilft the respectful, like the Greek, fits down, And wastes a ten years fiege before one town. For her own fake let no forfaken maid, Our wanderer for want of love, upbraid; Since 'tis a fecret, none should e'er confess, That they have loft the happy power to please. If you fufpect the rogue inclin'd to break, Break first, and swear you 've turn'd him off a week; As princes when they refty states-men doubt, Before they can surrender, turn them out. What-e'er you think, grave ufes may be made, As much, ev'n for Inconstancy be faid. Let the good man for Marriage Rites design'd, With ftudious care, and diligence of mind, Turn over every Page of Womankind; } Mark Mark every Sense, and how the Readings vary, PROLOGUE TO THE GAMESTER: A COMEDY. BY MRS. CENTLIVRE. AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE NEW THEATRE IN LIOCOLN'S-INN FIELDS, 1704. SPOKEN BY MR. BETTERTON. IF humble wives, that drag the marriage-chain If turn'd at large to starve, as we by you, Know, we refolve to make the cafe our own, You kept us fine, carefs'd, and lodg'd us here, Have |