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LOVE AND FREINDSHIP
Pistoletta) Pray papa how far is it to London ?
Popgun) My Girl, my Darling, my favourite of all my Children, who art the picture of thy poor Mother who died two months ago, with whom I am going to Town to marry to Strephon, and to whom I mean to bequeath my whole Estate, it wants seven Miles.
 
Scene changes to Sun—
Enter Chloe and a chorus of ploughboys.
Chloe Where am I? At Hounslow.—Where go I? To London—. What to do? To be married—. Unto whom? Unto Strephon. Who is he? A Youth. Then I will sing a song.

Song

I go to Town
And when I come down,
I shall be married to Streephon.*

*Note the two e's.

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