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Yet ought a Prince cause himself to be belov'd in such a manner, that if he gains not love, he may avoid hatred: for it may well stand together, that a man may be feard and not hated; which shall never fail, if he abstain from his subjects goods, and their wives; and whensoever he should be forc'd to proceed against any of their lives, do it when it is to be done upon a just cause, and apparent conviction; but above all things forbeare to lay his hands on other mens goods; for men forget sooner the death of their father, than the loss of their patrimony.
Garnish your dish with pickles. Beef-steaks are proper for a side-dish. BEEF-STEAKS another Way. Garnish your dish with shalots and pickles. A SHOULDER of MUTTON forc'd.
I had no sooner don speaking, but hee leaning against a pillar and covering his face with his hands, hee cryed more than his child had don before; & having asked what was the matter, after having a litle dry'd up his teares, hee told me that an Indian of another familly, intending to have surpris'd his wife, whom hee loved very tenderly, hee kill'd him, & the salvages that sided to revenge the other's cause having chased him, hee was forc'd to fly, & that was it that made him meet mee about 8ber last; that hee continued the feare of his Ennemys' displeasure, that they would come kill him.
Not a word: Heaven be prais'd, she was a silent Devil but she was laid in a Pavilion, all form'd of gilded Clouds, which hung by Geometry, whither I was conveyed, after much Ceremony, and laid in Bed with her; where with much ado, and trembling with my Fears I forc'd my Arms about her. L. Ful. Gay.
In the Restoration theatre it was the usual practice for the curtain to rise at the commencement and fall at the end of the play, so that the close of each intermediate act was only marked by a clear stage. A striking example is Act ii, The Forc'd Marriage. p. 224 Mr. Cheek. Thomas Cheek was a well-known wit and songwriter of the day.
Then, Madam, what Expences his Despair have run him on As Drinking and Gaming, to divert the Thought of your marrying my old Master. L. Ful. And put in Wenching too. Bred. No, assure your self, Madam L. Ful. Bred. Madam, I'll die to serve you. Pert. Nor will I be behind in my Duty. L. Ful. Oh, how fatal are forc'd Marriages! How many Ruins one such Match pulls on!
Why, by the same Chance, that yours was like his I suppose sending to the Play-house for them, as we did, they happened to send him such another Habit, for they have many such for dancing Shepherds. Sir Tim. Well, I grant it a Mistake, and that shall reprieve the Windows. Sharp. Then, Sir, you shew'd so much Courage, that you may bless the Minute that forc'd you to fight. Sir Tim.
Madam, the saddest news Cla. Hah! what? Jac. Poor Gentleman, I pity you of all things in the World, you must be forc'd how can I utter it, to the most lamentable torment that ever Lover endur'd to remain all night in your Mistress's Chamber. Ant. Alas, how shall I endure so great an Affliction? Cla. And I. Jac.
In short, I was forc'd to save my self by the Window being on a Ground Floor, after all my Excuses were to no Purpose: But fearing the Lady's Resentment, I begg'd the Minister, exaggerating her Husband's Merits, to give him a Pension, and I my self carried and delivered the Grant to her Grace, which made my Peace with both.
Behn has not approached within measuring distance of that supreme masterpiece. The stage history of The Forc'd Marriage; or, The Jealous Bridegroom is best told in the quaint phrase of old Downes. Produced in December, 1670 at the Duke's Theatre, Lincoln's Inn Fields, The Jealous Bridegroom, says the veteran prompter, 'wrote by Mrs.
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