The mother-in-law, or, The doctor the disease : a comedy.

  • James Miller
Date:
1734
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Credit: The mother-in-law, or, The doctor the disease : a comedy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 find, Sir, ’tis not eafy to come at you, unlcfs by Sur- prife; fof you are always either afleep or abroad-—at leafl your People are pleas’d to tell me fo. Bean. Sir, have you any thing particular to fay to me ? Poet. I came, Sir, to pay my Refpefts to you — Excufe, Sir, the Boldnels that infpires me — if— Beau. Dear Sir, without any Ceremony be pleas’d to inform me what you would have with me. Poet: As the Rank, Wit, raid Generality, which you are every where famous for—— Beau. Yes, lain very famous — fo let thatpafs. Poet. ’Tis an extreme Pain, Sir, to a Man of Mo- ddly, to be obliged to put himfelf forward, and ac¬ quaint People what he is. One ought always to be introduc’d to the Great by thofe who could give fome Account of one’s Charafter and Talents, and make one’s little Merit ferioufly conlider’d: For my part, Sir, I fhould have been glad if fome Perfon of Taftc and Underftanding had told you what I am. Beau. O Sir! that’s vilible in your Drefs and Beha¬ viour * you are a Poet I prefumc, Sir. Pott. Yes, Sir, I am a Poet 5 but not a common Poet, let me tell you, Sir 5 I’m none of your Opera- tical, Farcical, Sing-fong Scriblers; none of your lit¬ tle pitiful Rhymemongers, that pefter the Town with occafional Poems, and live themfelves by writing Elegies on the Dead. No, Sir; I am, in the ge¬ nuine and fublime Senfe of the Term, a Dramatick Poet. Beau. Urn ——— you are a Writer of Tragedy then. Poet. True, Sir. -——'Yes, 1 wear the Buskin, and to fome purpofe, as you’ll find, if you’ll permit me to read you a Portion of my Piece. Here’s a Scene, Sir, I’gad will make you melancholy for a Fort¬ night; my Grandmother has cry’d at it many a time. Bern, i don’t queftion, Sir, but ’tis extremely tra- g;e,i! 5 however, you’ll excufe me at prefent, I’m a liule tn ha fie, and—— Poet,