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Title: Dramatic works; rendered into English by Henri Van Laun. A new ed., with a prefatory memoir, introductory notices and notes
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Molière, 1622-1673
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Publisher: Philadelphia Gebbie & Barrie
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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isfortune causes us to beslighted by those who before caressed us. Come along,brother, let us go and seek our fortune somewhere else; Iperceive they love nothing here but outward show, andhave no regard for worth unadorned. (They both leave. Scene XIX.—Gorgibus, Madelon, Cathos, andMusicians. I Mus. Sir, as they have not paid us, we expect you todo so, for it was in this house we played. GoRG. (Beating thctn). Yes, yes, I shall satisfy you;this is the coin I will pay you in. As for you, you sluts, SCENE XIX.) THE PRETENTIOUS YOUNG LADIES, 167 I do not know why I should not serve you in the sameway ; we shall become the common talk and laughing-stockof everybody; this is what you have brought upon your-selves by your fooleries. Out of my sight and hide your-selves, you jades; go and hide yourselves forever. (Alone).And you, that are the cause of their folly, you stupidtrash, mischievous amusements for idle minds, you novels,verses, songs, sonnets, and sonatas, the devil take you all.
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Map of the Country of Tenderness. SGANARELLE; OU, LE COCU IMAGINAIRE. COMEDIE EN UN ACTE. SGANARELLE: OR THE SELF-DECEIVED HUSBAND. A COMEDY IN ONE ACT. (THE ORIGINAL IN VERSE.) 28th May, 1660. INTRODUCTORY NOTICE. Six months after the brilliant success of the Precicuses Ridicules, Molierebrought out at the Theatre du Petit-Bourbon a new comedy, calledSganarelle, ou le Cocu Iinaginaire, which I have translated by Sgana-relle, or the self-deceived Husband. It has been said that Moliere owedthe first idea of this piece to an Italian farce, II Ritratto ovvero Arlichiitocornuto per opinione, but, as it has never been printed, it is difficult to de-cide at the present time whether or not this be true. The primary ideaof the play is common to many commedia dell arte, whilst Moliere hasalso been inspired by such old authors as Noel Du Fail, Rabelais, thoseof the Qiiinze joyes de Alariage, oiihe. Cent nouvelles Nouvelles, and per-haps others. The plot of Sganarelle is ingenious and plausible

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