As Played at Breschau, May 3, 1755  
  "Venez, belle, venez,
  Qu'on ne sçauroit tenir, et qui vous mutinez.
  Void vostre galand! à moi pour recompence
  Vous pouvez faire une humble et douce reverence!
  Adieu, l'evenement trompe un peu mes souhaits;
  Mais tous les amoureux ne sont pas satisfaits."
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
 
GRAND DUKE OF NOUMARIA, formerly LOUIS DE SOYECOURT, tormented beyond
measure with the impertinences of life.
COMTE DE CHÂTEAUROUX, cousin to the Grand Duchess, and complies with
circumstance.
A COACHMAN and two FOOTMEN.
 
GRAND DUCHESS OF NOUMARIA, a capable woman.
BARONESS VON ALTENBURG, a coquette.
SCENE
 
The Palace Gardens at Breschau.
THE DUCAL AUDIENCE
 
PROEM:—In Default of the Hornpipe Customary to a Lengthy Interval between Acts
 
Louis de Soyecourt fulfilled the promise made to the old Prince de Gâtinais, so that presently went about Breschau, hailed by more or less enthusiastic plaudits, a fair and blue-eyed, fat little man, who smiled mechanically upon the multitude, and looked after the interests of France wearily, and (without much more ardor) gave over the remainder of his time to outrivalling his predecessor, unvenerable Ludwig von Freistadt, who until now had borne, among the eighteen grand dukes (largely of quite grand-ducal morals) that had earlier governed in Noumaria, the palm for indolence and dissipation.
 
At moments, perhaps, the Grand Duke recollected the L............