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THE
She-Gallants.
Act the First.
SCENE I.
Company walking to and fro as in the Mall.
Enter Angelica and Constantia in Man's Apparel.
Ang. repeating,
Disguise your Inclinations as you can,
Yet every Woman's business is a Man.
Cons. Notwithstanding the Poet's Opinion, I declare for my part, I wou'd have seen all Mankind at the Devil, before I'de have taken so much pains for any one of 'em.
Ang. Ah Constantia! when once a Woman has got a Man in her head ———
Cons. She never leaves till she has him———well, I say no more; but faith 'tis hard that Men should desert at this rate, and put us to such pains to bring 'em back to their Colours.
Ang. An old Roman, as I have read, began an Oration to this purpose: If we could break off all Communication with Women, we shou'd be freed from many Troubles Now, I say, if we Women wou'd renounce Mankind, we shou'd avoid many Evils, and be reveng'd for the part; for what cou'd they do without us?
Cons. Not so fast neither———Rather what cou'd we do without them?
Ang.
