«Je souhaiterais que vous les priassiez de vous donner des lettres de recommandation pour les jeunes gens du bel air et pour les coquettes sur le bon ton, afin que vous pussiez être dans l'honnête débauche de Munich.» (Ibidem.)
[272]: Through the whole piece, you may observe such a similitude of manners in high and low life, that it is difficult to determine whether, in the fashionable vices, the fine gentlemen imitate the gentlemen of the road, or the gentlemen of the road the fine gentlemen.
[273]: My daughter to me should be, like a court lady to a minister of state, a key to a whole gang.
A woman knows how to be mercenary though she has never been in a court or at an assembly.
Why, foolish jade, thou wilt be as ill-used and as much neglected as if thou hadst married a Lord!
.... I did not marry him as 'tis the fashion coolly and deliberately for honour or money. But I love him.
Love him, worse and worse! I thought the girl had been better bred.
[274]: You see, gentlemen, I am not a mere court friend, who professes every thing and will do nothing.... But we, gentlemen, have still honour enough to break through the corruptions of the world.
Mistress Slammekin! As careless and genteel as ever! all you fine ladies who know your own beauty, affect an undress.... If any of the ladies chose gin, I hope they will be so free to call for it.