Part 4

Now poverty Steals on her victim apace And the gripe of Stern Law calls up dread in his Face, 'Till resolv'd to retrieve by his wants basely led [?] He for Riches consents to deformity wed; Then hurries to gaming to drive away thought, Where Soon's dissipated the Wealth that she brought For by Sharpers Surrounded--Each planning his Fall The Libertine Rakewell's depriv'd of his all.

(4.)

And now in each feature we penury trace, No longer health in his once blooming face, Reproach in a Prison's dread gloom must he bear, While discord & want drive the wretch to despair; 'Till of life fully Sated, pale, meagre, oppress'd, By Friendship forsaken, All hell in his breast; By Suicides aid from the world he retires And the Libertine Rakewell unpitied Expires. (_Exit_)

* * * * *

_Scene 14^{th}_

_Chymist_--Discover'd. _Tune "Welcome, Brother Debtor."_ Enter _Goaler_ O.P. Introducing _Rake_ & _Old Wife_ He Sits P.S. Enter _Men & Women Prisoners-OP._--_All Sing_.

Welcome, Welcome, Brother Debtor To this poor but merry place; Where No Bailiff--Dun--or Setter, Dares to shew his frightful face. But, kind Sir, as you're a Stranger Down your Garnish you must pay, Or your Coat will be in Danger You must either Strip or pay.

_Rake_ Strips his Coat off & turns out his Breeches Pockets;--At this Period _Financer_ drops his paper; it is picked up by another _Prisoner_, who holds it so to Read that the audience may Read also. "Scheme to Pay the National Debt."--

During the above Business--They all Sing--

Ne'er repine at your Confinement For your Children or your Wife Wisdom lies in true Resignment, Thro' the various Scenes of life; Every Island is a prison Strongly guarded by the Sea Kings & Princes for that Reason Prisoners are as well as we.

Tune continues; but is Slower & Slower, till render'd as Dismal as possible. _Rake_ takes a Pistol from his Pocket, which only the Audience observe--he in great agitation of Mind goes off, & the Report of a Pistol is heard--at which they all stand aghast.--Pause awhile.--

_Enter Virtue._

_Recitative._

Thus does the baneful influence of Vice Onward to sure destruction man Entice; In time be warn'd--Hope liberty to see Benevolence & Pity'll set you free.

_Chorus of Prisoners._

This let the Captive's Supplication be, May Virtue & Benevolence soon set us free, May we taste smiling liberty & tread her happy plain Where Virtue & Benevolence in Concord reign.

_Recitative. Virtue._

Then Vice discard & follow Virtue's train View her Retreat & join her Sacred Strain.

_Scene Changes._

_Scene 15^{th}_

Cloud Descends: _Liberty_ seated in the Center, with her Attributes; on her left hand a Vacant Seat which Virtue ascends, on her Right hand Benevolence, over whose head is a _Medalion_ of _The King_--over that of _Virtue_ one of the _Queen_.

_Aerial Chorus._

Tho' Beauty & wealth may Unite, To dispell from each Bosom dull care 'Tis in vain to expect true delight, Unless Virtue's a Resident there.

_Recitative. Virtue._

By Heav'n approv'd--by Liberty caress'd, The Truly Virtuous are the truly bless'd.

_Full Chorus._

This let the Captives &c--

Finis

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=1948-1950=

16. Henry Nevil Payne, _The Fatal Jealousie_ (1673).

18. "Of Genius," in _The Occasional Paper_, Vol. III. No. 10 (1719), and Aaron Hill, _Preface to The Creation_ (1720).

19. Susanna Centlivre, _The Busie Body_ (1709).

22. Samuel Johnson, _The Vanity of Human Wishes_ (1749), and two _Rambler_ papers (1750).

23. John Dryden, _His Majesties Declaration Defended_ (1681).

=1951-1953=

26. Charles Macklin, _The Man of the World_ (1792).

31. Thomas Gray, _An Elegy Wrote in a Country Churchyard_ (1751), and _The Eton College Manuscript_.

41. Bernard Mandeville, _A Letter to Dion_ (1732).

=1964-1965=

110. John Tutchin, _Selected Poems_ (1685-1700).

111. _Political Justice_ (1736).

113. T. R., _An Essay Concerning Critical and Curious Learning_ (1698).

=1965-1967=

115. Daniel Defoe and others, _Accounts of the Apparition of Mrs. Veal_ (1705, 1706, 1720, 1722).

116. Charles Macklin, _The Covent Garden Theatre_ (1752).

117. Sir Roger L'Estrange, _Citt and Bumpkin_ (1680).

120. Bernard Mandeville, _Aesop Dress'd or a Collection of Fables_ (1740).

124. _The Female Wits_ (1704).

=1968-1969=

133. John Courtenay, _A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the Late Samuel Johnson_ (1786).

136. Thomas Sheridan, _A Discourse Being Introductory to His Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language_ (1759).

137. Arthur Murphy, _The Englishman from Paris_ (1756).

=1969-1970=

138. [Catherine Trotter] _Olinda's Adventures_ (1718).

139. John Ogilvie, _An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients_ (1762).

140. _A Learned Dissertation on Dumpling_ (1726) and _Pudding and Dumpling Burnt to Pot or a Compleat Key to the Dissertation on Dumpling_ (1727).

141. Sir Roger L'Estrange, Selections from _The Observator_ (1681-1687).

142. Anthony Collins, _A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony In Writing_ (1729).

143. _A Letter From a Clergyman to His Friend, with an Account of the Travels of Captain Lemuel Gulliver_ (1726).

144. _The Art of Architecture, A Poem_ (1742).

=1970-1971=

145-146. Thomas Shelton. _A Tutor to Tachygraphy, or Short-writing_ (1642) and _Tachygraphy_ (1647).

147-148. _Deformities of Dr. Samuel Johnson_ (1782).

149. _Poeta de Tristibus: or the Poet's Complaint_ (1682).

150. Gerard Langbaine, _Momus Triumphans: or the Plagiaries of the English Stage_ (1687).

=1971-1972=

151-152. Evan Lloyd, _The Methodist. A Poem_ (1766).

153. _Are These Things So?_ (1740), and _The Great Man's Answer to Are These Things So?_ (1740).

154. Arbuthnotiana: _The Story of the St. Alb-ns Ghost_ (1712), and _A Catalogue of Dr. Arbuthnot's Library_ (1779).

155-156. A Selection of Emblems from Herman Hugo's _Pia Desideria_ (1624), with English Adaptations by Francis Quarles and Edmund Arwaker.

=1972-1973=

157. William Mountfort. _The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus_ (1697).

158. Colley Cibber, _A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope_ (1742).

159. [Catherine Clive] _The Case of Mrs. Clive_ (1744).

160. [Thomas Tryon] _A Discourse ... of Phrensie, Madness or Distraction_ from _A Treatise of Dreams and Visions_ [1689].

161. Robert Blair, _The Grave. A Poem_ (1743).

162. [Bernard Mandeville] _A Modest Defence of Publick Stews_ (1724).

=1973-1974=

163. [William Rider] _An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Living Authors of Great Britain_ (1762).

164. Thomas Edwards, _The Sonnets of Thomas Edwards_ (1765, 1780).

165. Hildebrand Jacob, _Of the Sister Arts: An Essay_ (1734).

166. _Poems on the Reign of William III_ [1690, 1696, 1699, 1702].

167. Kane O'Hara, _Midas: An English Burletta_ (1766).

168. [Daniel Defoe] _A Short Narrative History of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborough_ (1711).

=1974-1975=

169-170. Samuel Richardson, _The Apprentice's Vade-Mecum_ (1734).

171. James Bramston, _The Man of Taste_ (1733).

172-173. Walter Charleton, _The Ephesian Matron_ (1668).

174. Bernard Mandeville, _The Mischiefs That Ought Justly to be Apprehended From a Whig-Government_ (1714).

174X. John Melton, _Astrologaster_ (1620).

=1975-1976=

175. _Pamela Censured_ (1741).

176. William Gilpin, _Dialogue upon the Gardens ... at Stowe_ (1748).

177. James Bramston, _Art of Politicks_ (1729).

178. James Miller, _Harlequin-Horace or the Art of Modern Poetry_ (1731).

179. [James Boswell] _View of the Edinburgh Theatre during the Summer Season, 1759_ (1760).

180. Satires on Women: Robert Gould, _Love Given O're_ (1682); Sarah Fige, _The Female Advocate_ (1686); and Richard Ames, _The Folly of Love_ (1691).

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Transcriber's Notes

Passages in italics were indicated by _underscores_.

Passages in bold were indicated by =equal signs=.

Small caps were replaced with ALL CAPS.

Throughout the document, the oe ligature was replaced with "oe".

Throughout the document, the superscripted letters are preceeded by a carot and are enclosed by curly brackets. Thus, the word "y^{e}" represents a word where the "y" is normal and the "e" is superscripted; and the word "1^{st}" represents a word where the "1" is normal and the "st" is superscripted. In the ordinal numbers (e.g., 1^{st}) the supercripted numbers where underlined by dotted lines. These dotted lines also appeared under some other (but not all) of the superscripted letters.

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The acute accent for Settee was changed to Settée throughout the text.

On the second page 1 "& and End" was replaced with "& an End".

On the second page 5 (yes, there are two pages 5), "rake" was replaced with "Rake".

On the second page 5 the word "Clown" was italizied to make it it consistent with other instances of the word.

On the second Page 6 "PS and OP" were replaced with "P.S. and O.P."

On the second page 8 a period was added after "coming from Church".

On the second page 11, "SCENE 12" was replaced with "Scene 12".

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