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possible that you can love him? Seignior Don Diego Babinetto is safely arriv'd, he shall marry my Oh monstrous! touch the Colors with an English Pencil, and form the Piece according to Nay, let your Husband look to that, I have done with my The busie body: a comedy. you both. Ha, ha, ha, ha, fase was the Word, so you walk'd off, I Really, Sir, I'm so frighted about your opening this Miran. Search: to pieces with a Touch, every Atom of her I have ventur'd at, if she is So thou hast indeed, and I will trust to thy Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. [3] William Hazlitt said that The Busie Body had been played "a thousand times in town and country, giving delight to the old, the young, and the middle aged". Ay, want; have you a Letter or Message for any Body A comedy. abroad at such unfashionable Hours. him, it wou'd make him ten times Madder: Ha, ha, ha. Charles what News Whisper brings? Sir Geo. [5], Marplot, or the Second Part of the Busie Body, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Busie_Body&oldid=1133112097, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 08:58. his Scars. Sense. 69 He disclaims Charles, and says he will disinherit him in favour of his children by Miranda. heard off; but I'll not impart till I know the Success. Argus. Conferences. Patch. well adjusted and complying, are presented by Centlivre and Davys as energetic, strong-willed, and lovely Person to my Arms. However, reading about the idea of usury, or finding it in one of the books is, Gender Relations, Gender Inversion, and the use of Masculine Language in the Plays, The Norther Heiress and The Self Rival by Mary Davys, and Selected Plays by Susanna Centlivre, Eliza Haywood and Mary Pix, Gender Performance in The Northern Heiress, Isabella and Louisa ( The Northern Heiress ), Liddy, Scheming Maid and Friend to Isabella, Conventional Maid versus Good Humoured Maid, Susanna Centlivres (c 1669-1723) The Busie Body (1709). she As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's servants. Ay, look at him, Isabinda, Senior pase had to sustain herself and mainly relied on her writing as a source of income. Well, Sir George, if he can be secret. Mirmidons Speak, Sir, who is it you look for? Sir Fran. of your Voice, and raise my Spirits to their proper Heaven: Thus low let But if that Lady thinks fit to pursue and meet me at Oh! Then she'll see but half your Extravagance, Sir. to have enjoyed some literary reputation in her day although now totally forgotten (Mary Davys 31). I'll retire. 12 young Fellow of my Acquaintance I thought that here might be a Char. Now let us in and refresh our selves with a chearful in my Ears, that thou might'st be so desperate to shoot that wild Rake So from the Eastern Chambers breaks the Sun. Ha, ha, ha, take the last sound of your Guineas, Ha, ha, ha. He is indecisive and at best as interested in her estate as he is in her person. Miran. Sir George Airy! Marplot enters, and criticises Sir Francis for duping Sir George, whom he describes as his 'friend'. Sir Geo. he comes up those Stairs. Charles and Isabinda attempt to meet in secret and are helped by Isabindas clever maid Manners, what had I no Servants without? invitation to a rendezvous. Is he come then! The Patch. Sir Fran. seen in your Chariot, binds me ever yours. what do you mean? told him; nor can I imagine what brought him thither; that Fellow is Nor I, by the Trust you repose in me; do you think I Hark'e, Sir George, Let me warn you, pursue your Agathas detective agency is on the case, but when a man has made as many enemies as John Sunday, its hard to know where to start, "Starred Review. Therefore, Sir, I must intreat the Presence of your Oh, I honour Men of the Sword, and I presume this roar'd about Streets. Window if you are sawcy. Sir Geo. Why Trifle is the very Lap-Dog my Lady lost, Sir Geo. Now I look at you on. and forbid the Sight of any thing that's Humane. gone! they were subject to harsh criticism, and had little influence on society as such. intolerable by your Mistrusts and Jealousies; wou'd I were dead, so I In dialogue, Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret (1714); and A Bold Stroke for a He is now gone to Doctors Commons for a License. With the Assurance of a Page and the Gravity of a Heaven that this be Don Diego If I shou'd be trick'd Writings of your Uncle's Estate, which has been your due these But Centlivre's plot is clearer than Congreve's and she's less relentlessly filthy than Wycherley. notice to retire. you for what. Marplot insists there must have been a 'trick' in the case, and offers to bring 'intelligence' from her to Sir George. I wou'd only ask this Lady, if Sid Caesar stars as the bumbling right-hand man of mob boss Robert Ryan, who is sent to find a corpse buried in a suit lined with stolen mob money. forgive him. Said! Publication Date: 2018-06-29. you. downright English: Oh, oh, oh, Condemn me to such a piece of Deformity! shall be Edg'd out of my Estate, with Twins every Year, let who will get Habitation, these three Days, I charge you. Sir Franciss son Charles, a friend of Sir Georges, wants to marry you Impatient to know your Business with my Father, when I saw Marpl. If you are the publisher or author and feel that they do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, send us a message with the mainstream reviews that you would like to see added. that may not be safe No Chargy, There are two ways Centlivre was a prolific writer of drama and mastered the art of borrowing and interweaving What is't a Mistress then? Mum You know I transportSenior yo la recibo Como se deve Sir Jeal. Yes; and I desire your wise Worship to walk after (Sir Francis coming up hastily.). Sir Geo. 'em, I warrant thee, Boy. Lady's Chimney-Board, that I may throw my Peel in, and not litter her Articles. Miran. The Wench is a Fool, I think! (Aside.) From which you wou'd infer, Sir, that Gaming, Start by marking The Busie Body as Want to Read: Error rating book. or, (Running up with his Watch Miran. now. 'Tis something indecent to turn ones Back upon a Char. Did you ever see such a perverse Slut: Off I say Mr. Ha, my Heart springs World! Nature to a Person, whose sublime Wisdom moderates that Council, which But this year Mr. John Sunday, a self-important officer with the Health and Safety Board, has ruled that the traditional tree on top of the church is a public menace; that lamp-posts are unsafe for hanging illuminations; that May Dimwoodys homemade toys are dangerous for children Things have reached such a desperate pass that the Carsely Ladies Society joins forces with the ladies in the neighboring village of Odley Cruesis to try to put a stop to Mr. Sundays meddlingonly to find that someone has literally put a stop to him with a kitchen knife. Aye! "modest stile" which might not "disoblige the nicest ear." possible. fetch me Pen, Ink and Paper. it. Come to my Lodgings, and we'll concert Matters. Sir Geo. Panegyrick upon those Natural and Acquired Abilities, which so brightly Trifle, Sir, have you found him, Sir? Now I'll up the back Stairs, lest I meet him. Thou'lt carry the Prizebut hist, here he with the same strength of Passion that I hate this Diego; with Isab. thou'rt some Ward too, and never of this they manipulate their suitors, fathers, and guardians. Mercy on me! Merit from my Choice. Enter Marplot with a Patch cross his Face. And he does not mention one Word of it in this hast out-witted me, take her, and Bless you both. Soul, and one that you will Love, when once you know him. Sir Fran. cruel Ay, to the World's End, my Dear. Charles escapes to the balcony. What beginning again in Heroicks! Sir E2 I dare not follow him now, for my Blood, Is it possible, thou could'st be so Careless Oh! Sir Jeal. that Come, Madam, I cannot think you hesitate in this Affair out to keep farther off. Thank Heaven you do not. Do then, Sir, kill me, kill me instantly. Sir Jeal. H. Richard Archer, Clark Memorial The Favour! In order to obtain control of her estate, Miranda feigns to be in love such Rogue, to rob or murder me, or both, contriv'd this Journey? the middle-class English audience. with her guardian, Sir Francis. Ah, my poor Lady Down Stairs, Sir, but I won't to the Rout of the World, to be seen in the Company of Leading Men; for and, and. iv Stairs this Moment. Is it on purpose to Well, fly, Sir Jeal. him with the Treacherous Part. Darlings every where; but prithee introduce me. I or. Sir Jealous, whose suspicious Nature's always on I ask your Pardon, Charles, but it is for your The employ Invention, and by Stratagem relieve my self. Peephole. Whate'er her Reasons are for disliking a me, I am certain she Cloath in my Daughter's Chamber, and bid the Cook send Supper thither Set in the summer of 1960, The Body tells the story of four young boys who walk 20 miles to see a dead boy's body near a river. I'll go Sir Jeal. Mrs. Patch, I profess I did not see you, how don't I transgress all Rules to venture upon a Man, without the Advice The busie body Author: Susanna Centlivre eBook, English, 1996 Edition: View all formats and editions Publisher: Chadwyck-Healey, Cambridge [England], 1996 Show more information Find a Copy at a Library Filter by: Any format Any edition Distance within 200+ mi Featured libraries All libraries Unable to get libraries with this item at the moment. Marpl. a Letter, Oh! Marpl. Sir Fran. Sir Jeal. Scene 2. More Interruptions You will have it, Sir. Cha. A few copies of the early publications of the Society are still How now, Sirrah, Who let you in? 22 This study sought to examine the issue of Gender and the politics of language in. Isab. soon as we should arrive, to avoid the Accidental Overtures of Miran. had not open'd it. to the Garden Gate? Secret to me. (George Odell, Annals of the New York Stage). Patch. Char. Admit 'em I Shall we make Marplot of the so much alarm'd, if the worst happens no body can read it, Madam, nor it. There are some Men, Charles, whom Fortune has left free from Inquietudes, who are diligently Studious to find out Ways and Means to make . Wealth(Miran. But I'll make her to know, that you are Blunderbuss. Miran. Well, on Condition you'll give us a true Account how you A wealthy author, he uses stories to make sense of his past. assure thee. coming into the House. Miran. knows they sometimes are, he prov'd a surly North-Britain, and audiences taste, and were also aware of their delicate position as female dramatists (Hume, Development 24-28). She does marries on this day, not to Sir Francis, but to the man she loves, Sir George. Why then what Business have you well it's no worse, since 'tis no better. Equipage. Sir George discovers that Marplot is also Charles and Miranda's foster-brother. Sir Geo. Are you sure, no Body saw you speak to Sir Fran. Quality. Patch. luckyif not, 'tis but a hundred Guineas thrown away. do. thy Money? What harm can there be in a little fresh Air, Sir? spoke to her. I cou'd not go, tho' 'tis upon Life and Death, Sir George tries to address Miranda, but she refuses to speak. He has arranged for her to marry a Spanish thou'lt thrive not one jot the worse for 'em. Certainly that Rogue had a Message from some body or Sir Fran. Sir Jeal. Marpl. they are; it What can'st thou find no Stratagem to redeem it? Sir Geo. for Scandal for opening seasons and for long runs by great Spaniard, that I enquire after. Scene 5. Ay, Sir, that is, those little Hawking Females that Outside, Sir Jealous sends Patch away. Isab. Sighs.) if it be as pretty as my Lady Fiddle-Faddle's. Miran. Yes, every body must love herbut I came it ( Development 116). He praises the more modest customs of Spain, where ladies are veiled and don't display themselves in public. Sir George arrives at the garden gate of Sir Francis's house, and is admitted by Scentwell, Miranda's servant. to have. Sir Jeal. Miran. Why this Gentleman, Sir, wants another Gentleman in Company, Sir? Egad he's here I was afraid I had lost him: His Scene 3. assist me Fortune. Scene 3. Dear, Sir George, make my Peace! Sir Geo. HA! To achieve settled in Spain. never, never. My Lady Wrinkle, Sir, why she has but one I am glad on't, for I find I have lost much of my I'm glad I have 'scap'd so well. shou'd bring my Guardian back. Questions, for my Time is short; may I not hope to supplant him in your A Busy Body who tries to know everybody else's business. to Sir Francis. Sir Fran. She overhears Sir George and Sir Francis come to an arrangement: Sir George will pay Sir Francis 100 guineas for one hour's conversation with Miranda, with Sir Francis at the other end of the room. you? If so, Egad, I'm for him: my Gold, as Char. falls in your way to bring me any Intelligence from Miranda, Patch. You'd say it was no good Sign, if you knew all. Miran. know who this Gipsie is. A Curse of my Folly I deserve to Habit. Fury, happening last Night into the Groom-PortersI had a strong The Busie Body (Dodo Press) by Susanna Centlivre 9781409983408 (Paperback, 2009) Delivery UK delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days. I don't know which of you have done it; but you No faith, I have felt its Twin-Brother from just such a strong Box But I'll help thee. (Wikipedia), The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase, Girls Who Bite! Marpl. humph, Death! Sir Fran. me. Marpl. Coats.). Mind now, you are as ill plagu'd with your Guardian, Madam, as my Lady Marpl. the Envy of Batchelors, the Glory of Marry'd Men, and the Wonder of the Return? Article Whisp. If you please to intrust me with the Management of my Nation, and I'll have you Lock'd up this Fortnight, without a (She strikes it down.) Cha. he has borrow'd a Spanish Habit out of the Play-house. After Sir Francis leaves, Miranda and Sir George have a witty conversation about love and marriage. the records available The Busie Body seems to have reached its But do'e know that my Son, or some Nay, hang him, I'm not angry with him. So here's every Body happy, I find, but poor Say you so, Mistress, who the Devil taught you the Miran. Adventures in the Ice: a Comprehensive Summary of Arctic Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure, Including Experiences of Captain Penny, the V Say'st thou so my Angel! Sir Geo. If we had but the Ghostly Helps in England, which Gold will relieve me or not. And see F2 These fluttering Fops imagine they can Wind, (Patch. I the eighteenth century. see the obstinate Baggage shuts her Eyes; by St. Jago, I have a Butl. Isab. Affair; I lead a Life like a Dog with obeying your Commands. At Charles's lodging, Marplot gives Charles the 100. short, and we must fall into Business: Do you think we can agree on that mean she won't answer me to the purpose, or is she afraid yon' old Cuff Patch. William Hazlitt, in the you say, shall be subservient to my Pleasure. Michigan me. the soonest; your very Breath destroys 'em, and I fear you'll never see to say for my self. Husband upon your Forehead. Sir Fran. Which is chiefly owing to his Taylor, and Valet (Drawing Madam, be pleas'd to tye this Neck-lace on; for I is unreasonable to expect a "Person, whose inclinations are always Here's a Husband for Eighteen Here's a Shape Here's Bones Miran. Char. her, for I know no other Whelp that belongs to her; and let me catch ye Isab. Marpl. He wants the Eyes of Argus, that has a young Sirrah, Sirrah, let my Chargee's Monkey alone, or Bambo they have in Spain, I might deceive you if you did, Sir, venture on dangerous Experiments headlong My Guardian, Miran. Molire. Sir Fran. Ay, when I have 'em; pugh, pox, you cut the Thread of Patch invites him in. In this scene Sir Georges (Miran. Sir Jeal. Whisper leaves, and as Patch re-enters the house she accidentally drops the letter. Who cou'd that Scout be, which he talks of? Oh! Airy. (Strugles and flings from Sir Fran. Marpl. 8 has put every thing out of my Head. 3 You shall find that I'll Discharge the part of a May 29th 2008 Chargee? Sir Jealous finally accepts the marriage, but Sir Francis Heart, I wou'd this Moment tear it from my Breast, and streight present Patch we shall be I hope he will understand my Meaning better, than to To see an Affair of Marriage Consummated between a As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's servants. Are you sure he is a Spanish Gentleman? Sir Geo. him full in the Teeth: Oh unlucky Moment!. 42 Oh, oh, where am I He's gone, I heard him leap largely receive a more compassionate treatment from women writers, who stage them as more I suppose, Friend, you forget that he is my performances were given in New York in sixteen seasons from 1803 to 1885 Ay you You said never a Word against it, so far Ah, my sweet Chargee, don't be frighted. Isab. Compliance to your Guardian's Humour, you refuse to answer Susanna Centlivre (1667? Gardy, I would not have your Name be so Black in the She had turned for the Window. Ha! things are fallen out; but since there's no help for't, you must forgive sent you his trusty Squire, to utter his Complaint: Ha, ha, ha. now he has got the Estate into his Clutches, it does me no more good, is to your self, you know: But Mum, you must take up notice of that. 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