A Trip to Scarborough; and, The Critic

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

MASTER OF THE HORSE.
And me! [Kneels.]

KNIGHT.
And me! [Kneels.]

SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
And me! [Kneels.]

SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON.
And me! [Kneels.]

PUFF.
Now pray altogether.

ALL.
Behold thy votaries submissive beg,
That thou wilt deign to grant them all they ask;
Assist them to accomplish all their ends,
And sanctify whatever means they use
To gain them!

SNEER.
A very orthodox quintetto!

PUFF.
Vastly well, gentlemen!—Is that well managed or not? Have you such a prayer as that on the stage?

SNEER.
Not exactly.

EARL OF LEICESTER.
[To PUFF.] But, sir, you haven’t settled how we are to get off here.