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A90136
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The fair extravagant, or, the humorous bride. An English novel
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Oldys, Alexander.
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1682
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Wing O264B; ESTC R229887
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Francis Heartwel's Sister and the Real Ariadne So many Circumstances there were to confirm him in that Opinion there was the Livery and the Coach which was near enough to be known to him for Sir Francis's and what was greater than all that He was certain that one of 'em was really Footman to the Knight These and such like Thoughts kept him in his Chamber for about half an Hour When taking up his Gloves to walk down to give his Fellow-Sufferers a Visit he saw the Paper Dorothea had left there 'T was Superscribed to Polydor the Credulous By way of Imitation of his Blessings of Adversity THE Fool and Easy soon are lost In Snares which careful Men avoid Or which their Arts have soon destroy'd Too subtile to be made the Coz'ners Boast Tho Love or Money be the Bait Their Heart excludes the guilded gay deceit No room is for the Shadow found But safe in their own Policies they rest They in a Prosp'rous World or Adverse Fate are Blest When the kind Soul do's strait admit Each fawing Parasite Takes him into his Bosom from the ground Nay suffers him to play his part Even in the inmost of his Heart And in the highest Throne Triumphing lets him sit A Faith like wax to every one he lends Which a soft Word soon melts or a Smile bends Takes the Impression of a Judas-Kiss As deep as the kind stamp of Faithfulness I think there was a Mock to every Stanza but on my Word I have forgotten ' em Polydor was amaz'd at the Reading 'em nor could he imagin how â—hey came there 'T was a Womans Hand he concluded but 't was a Hand â—oo he had never been acquainted with â—he had traced him in his serious stuff so exactly that he could not but Laugh heartily at it He put them up very carefully and went on with his Charitable Design of Visiting some poor Gentlemen in the House that had wanted him for some hours he was very pleasant with them till Bed time When he went to sleep till about Six the next Morning I don't hear that he complained much of his misfortune that Night In the Morning about Eleven a Clock came Harry and Tom to see him And brought him news that on the Morrow in the Afternoon his Habeas Corpus would be ready and he might hope to see St. George's Church before Night He was well enough pleased with their diligence in his business but he wanted his third Friend Will. O cry'd Harry hee 'l be here time enough to rob us of the best part of our Dinner We have bespoke three Dishes at Fowlers against two a Clock and the Wine I suppose will be here within a quarter of an hour He had scarce spoken e'r it was brought They got once more the freedom of the Lodge for their Imprisoned Friend where they Dined assoon as Will came which was precisely at two as near as I can remember They were mighty pleasant all the time and so we will leave 'em to hear what was done all this while at Sir Francis's There had been it seems a strange Catastrophe for Dorothea and Miranda had now at last prevail'd on Ariadne to leave off Tormenting her Polydor and rest satisfyed with his good qualities after so many cruel Experiments she had made on him What most invited her to be at last Civill to him was the declaration of his Love for her which he made to Dorothea supposing she might not have quite lost her Virtue Well! said Ariadne I consent to undeceive my Enchanted Squire on Condition you 'l suffer me to discover your Inclinations your's Miranda first to my Brother and yours Dorothea to Marwoud Think not pursued she not permitting them to reply that I ask this of ye as a favour too no I have already resolv'd on it and as Good Fortune will have it see here they both come Come Brother continued she pray sit and Oblige Mr. Marwoud to sit with us We must Consult here is much business to be done and that very suddainly Nay if I can serve you Madam replyed Marwoud you need but instruct me and conclude affirmatively of my absolute Obedience You promise largely and nobly replyed Ariadne but I fear you will repent of your Obligation Tho in my Opinion you have rather cause to be satisfyed with it And not to hold you any longer in suspence know 't was with my consent and the best of my Affections and Endeavours that I Marry'd Polydor and you have only been my Instrument in trying his humour which otherwise I could not have been so well acquainted with Now therefore continued she the Request or Command which you please to call it that I have to you is to lay aside all Animosities to him and Pretensions to his Wife Not that I mean to rob you of one Mistress and leave you absolutely destitute of an Object of Love no I shall rather make you too ample satisfaction for so inconsiderable a loss when I dare promise you and offer you now the Heart of my Dear Dorothea I expect no denyal after the promise you have given me 't is partly an acknowledgment you ought to make me for the opportunities I have shewn you of gratifying your Revenge on your Friend and my Husband In short I design you shall be happy with her the same day that I am so with Polydor. Madam said Marwoud since you do really Love Polydor and that there is now no longer any hope for me from your Circumstances I can't propose greater felicity to my self than Dorothea's Love if I cou'd be assured on 't I will engage for it answered Ariadne Pray make your Addresses They then fell into Cabals Ariadne discoursing her Brother and Miranda There she did Miranda the violence to discover the Passion she so long had entertain'd for Sir Francis who was most pleasantly surprised with the Relation and blam'd his Sister that she had not revealed it before that he might ha' Marry'd assoon as she Something she said to excuse it but that is not very Material here Marwoud was very well pleased with the Person and Humour of his new Mistress but still he had a Reluctance or uneasiness in his thoughts for the loss of Ariadne's Fortunes Dorothea was very well contented with his Humour Person and Fortunes for to say truth she had lov'd him long and could have accepted him with half his Estate Ariadne having brought things to so good a Period at home propos'd the day following to undeceive the poor desponding Polydor. In order to which Sir Francis and Miranda Marwoâ—d and Dorothea accompany'd her to him Ariadne desir'd to speak with him and one of the Servants went to acquaint him that the Lady was at the Gate that came to visit Him with a Gentlewoman three or four days past Polydor bid the Fellow say he was busy as indeed he was for there were his three Friends who had brought his Habeas Corpus to remove him The Messsenger