The mock doctor : or, the dumb lady cur'd. A comedy. Done from Moliére [by H. Fielding] ... With the musick prefix'd to each song. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane / By His Majesty's servants.

Henry Fielding

Date:: 1771

Credit: The mock doctor : or, the dumb lady cur'd. A comedy. Done from Moliére [by H. Fielding] ... With the musick prefix'd to each song. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane / By His Majesty's servants. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$whole Faculty in an Inftant, Sir? Come along, come along,—- Hold, let me go fir ft j the Doctor mull always go before the Apothecary. [Exeunt. •§• ^4*^4 4^'^’ 4 4' 4**$* 444:4 44 4 4 4 SCENE XVI. <S7r Jafper’j Houfe. Sir Jasper, Charlot, Maid, Gregory, Leander. Sir Jafp. Has (he made no Attempt to fpeak yet? Maid. Not in the lead. Sir ; fo far from it, that as fheufed to make a fort of a Noife before, fhe is now quite filent. Sir Jafp. [.Looking on his Watch.] ’Tis almoft the Time the! Doctor promis’d to return. Sir Jafp. Oh ! he is here. Doctor, your Servants Greg. Well, Sir, how does my Patient ? Sir Jafp. Rather worfe. Sir, fince your Prescription. Greg. So much the better, ’tis a Sign that it operates. Sir Jafp. Who is that Gentleman, pray, with you ? Greg. An Apothecary, Sir. Mr. Apothecary, I defire you! would immediately apply that Song I preferib’d. Sir Jafp. A Song, Dodtor ? prescribe a Song! Greg. Prefcribe a Song, Sir! Yes, Sir, prefcribe a Song, Sir. Is there any thing fo ftrange in that ! Did you never hear of Pills to purge Melancholy. If you underftand thefe things better than I, why did you fend forme ? Sbud ! Sir, this Song would make a Stone fpeak.—But, if you pleafe. Sir, you and I will confer at fome diftance, during the Application ; for this Song will do you as much harm as it will do your Daughter good. Be fure, Mr. Apothecary, to pour it- down her Ears very clofely. \$