_Ld. B._ You are now, gentlemen, going into cares at a crisis[35] in your country. And on this great occasion, Tom, I'll mount Old Campley which thy father gave me, And attend thee a cheerful gay old man, Into the field to represent our county. My rough plebeian Britons, not yet slaves To France, shall mount thy father's son Upon their shoulders. Echo loud their joy, While I and Trusty follow weeping after: But be thou honest, firm, impartial, Let neither love, nor hate, nor faction move thee,[36] Distinguish words from things, and men from crimes; Punctual be thou in payments, nor basely Screen thy faults 'gainst law, behind the Laws thou makest But thou against my death, must learn a supererogatory morality. [_To_ LORD HARDY. As he is to be just, be generous thou: Nor let thy reasonable soul be struck With sounds and appellations; title is No more, if not significant Of something that's superior in thyself To other men, of which thou may'st be Conscious, yet not proud--But if you swerve From higher virtue than the crowd possess, Know, they that call thee honourable mock thee. You are to be a Peer, by birth a judge Upon your honour, of others' lives and fortunes; Because that honour's dearer than your own. Be good, my son, and be a worthy lord For when our shining virtues bless mankind, We disappoint the livid malcontents, Who long to call our noble Order useless. Our all's in danger, sir, nor shall you dally Your youth away with your fine wives. No, in your country's cause you shall meet death, While feeble we with minds resigned do wait it. Not but I intend your nuptials as soon as possible, to draw entails and settlements. How necessary such things are, I had like to have been a fatal instance. _Cam._ But, my lord, here are a couple that need not wait such ceremonies. Please but to sit; you've been extremely moved, and must be tired. You say we must not spend our time in dalliance; you'll see, my lord, the entertainment reminds us also of nobler things, and what I designed for my own wedding I'll compliment the general with. The bride dances finely. Trim, will you dance with her? _Trim._ I will, but I can't. There's a countryman of hers without, by accident. _Cam._ Ay, but is he a dancer? _Trim._ Is a Frenchman a dancer? Is a Welshman a gentleman? I'll bring him in. [_Here a dance and the following songs._ _Set by_ MR. DANIEL PURCELL.[37] _Sung by_ JEMMIE BOWIN. I. On yonder bed supinely laid, Behold thy loved expecting maid: In tremor, blushes, half in tears, Much, much she wishes, more she fears. Take, take her to thy faithful arms, Hymen bestows thee all her charms. II. Heaven to thee bequeaths the fair, To raise thy joy, and lull thy care; Heaven made grief, if mutual, cease, But joy, divided, to increase: To mourn with her exceeds delight, Darkness with her, the joys of light. _Sung by_ MR. PATE.