"Fair Lady, show your self a generous Conqueror; and since I am taken Captive by your Charms, and bound in the Golden Chains of your Beauty, throw me not into the Dungeon of Disdain, but rather confine me in the pleasing Mansions of your Bosom; where my Heart will glory in its Captivity, and despise the less Substantial Joys of Liberty."
The Wife of Bath. A Comedy.
First performed May 12, 1713. At least 3 entries in ESTC (1713, 1730).<br>
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<u>The Wife of Bath. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's Servants. By Mr Gay</u> (London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1713). 