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EPILOGUE.


Written by Mr. GARRICK.


CHARACTERS of the EPILOGUE.

Lord Minum Mr. Dodd.
Colonel Trill Mr. Vernon.
Sir Patrick Mahony Mr. Moody.
Miſs Crotchet Mrs. ——
Mrs. Quaver Mrs. Lee.
Firſt Lady Mrs. Bradshaw.
Second Lady Miſs Mills.
Third Lady Mrs. Dorman.


SCENE an Aſſembly.

Several Perſons at Cards, at different Tables; among the reſt Col. Trill, Lord Minum, Mrs. Quaver, Sir Patrick Mahony.


At the Quadrille Table.

Col. T.LADIES, with Leave—

2d Lady. Paſs!

3d Lady. Paſs!

Mrs. Qu. You muſt do more.

Col. T.Indeed I can't.

Mrs. Qu. I play in Hearts.

Col. T. Encore!

2d Lady.What Luck!

Col. T. To-night at Drury-Lane is play'd
A Comedy, and toute nouvelle—a Spade!
Is not Miſs Crotchet at the Play?

Mrs. Qu. My Niece
Has made a Party, Sir, to damn the Piece.


At the Whiſt Table.

Ld. Min.I hate a Play-houſe—Trump!—It makes me ſick.

1ſt Lady.We're two by Honours, Ma'am.

Ld. Min. And we the odd Trick.
Pray do you know the Author, Colonel Trill?

Col. T.I know no Poets, Heaven be prais'd!—Spadille!

1ſt Lady.I'll tell you who, my Lord! (whiſpers my Lord.)

Ld. Min. What, he again?
"And dwell ſuch daring Souls in little Men?"
Be whoſe it will, they down our Throats will cram it!

Col. T.O, no.—I have a Club—the beſt.—We'll damn it.

Mrs.