The Coquette (1798) Stearns, Charles Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag Charles Stearns, 1753 – 1826 The Coquette. A Drama, in Three Acts [in, Dramatic Dialogues for the Use of Schools] Leominster John Prentiss, & Co. 540 p. Mrs. Malcolm Mr. Boothby Laurella Daphne Nemesia Miss Seafair Marcella Drama Prose data extraction from source 1798

IT is a very good instance of policy in a woman, if she has engaged the affections of any man, with a view to marriage, to avoid the smallest danger of losing them. A woman deserted by a man once engaged to her, is subject to many censures, and dangerous suspicions. Were it not universally known, that there are women, who use men extremely ill, in consequence of gaining their affections; the desertion of a woman, after indications of love, would ruin a man's character. Coquettes injure not themselves only — but their sex in general.

PERSONS. MEN. Mr . BOOTHBY — an honest householder; Guardian to the two young ladies, Marcella and Daphne. Mr . HENRY MALCOLM — engaged to Marcella. WOMEN. MARCELLA — promised to Malcolm. DAPHNE — niece of Mr. Boothby. Mrs.MALCOLM — Henry Malcolm's mother. MissSEAFAIR — common friend to Marcella and Daphne LAURELLA — particular friend to Daphne. NEMESIA — rival of Marcella.
ACT I.
SCENE I. — — Boothby, Marcella and Daphne. Booth.

Contains 53 words in 4 sentences using 269 chars .

Daph.

Contains 53 words in 3 sentences using 260 chars .

Booth.

Contains 138 words in 6 sentences using 750 chars .

Mar.

Contains 17 words in 2 sentences using 88 chars .

Booth.

Contains 21 words in 2 sentences using 107 chars .

Daph.

Contains 37 words in 3 sentences using 190 chars .

Mar.

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Booth.

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Exit Boothby
SCENE II. — — Marcella and Daphne . Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Exit Daphne Mar.

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SCENE III. — — Mrs. Malcolm and Boothby . Mrs. Mal.

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Exit Marcella Booth.

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Mrs. Mal.

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Booth.

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Mrs. Mal.

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Booth.

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Mrs. Mal.

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Booth.

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Mrs. Mal.

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Booth.

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Mrs. Mal.

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Booth.

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Mrs. Mal.

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Booth.

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(Both withdraw.)
ACT II.
SCENE I. — — Henry Malcolm and Marcella . Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Malcolm goes out
SCENE II. — — Marcella and Daphne. Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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SCENE III. — — Malcolm and Daphne. ( As Malcolm enters, Marcella goes out as if by design .) Mal.

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Daph.

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Mal.

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Daph.

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Mal.

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Daph.

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(He withdraws.)
SCENE IV. — — Marcella reenters with Seafair and Daphne. Mar.

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Sea.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Sea.

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Mar.

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Sea.

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Mar.

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Sea.

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Mar.

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Sea.

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Mar.

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Sea.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Sea.

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Exit Daphne and Seafair
SCENE V. — — Malcolm, Marcella, and Daphne Mal.

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Mar.

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(she goes out, and comes in again with a coarse checked apron on. Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Mar.

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Mal.

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Daphne enters Mar.

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Mal.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Daph.

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Mar.

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Exit Marcella Mal.

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Daph.

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They withdraw from the stage
ACT III.
SCENE I — — Malcolm and Laurella. Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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SCENE II. — — Daphne, Laurella and Malcolm. Daph.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Lau.

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Mal.

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Laurella withdraws Daph.

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Mal.

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Daph.

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SCENE III. — — Nemesia and Marcella. Nem.

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Mar.

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Nem.

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Mar.

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Nem.

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Mar.

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Nem.

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Mar.

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Nem.

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Mar.

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Nem.

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SCENE IV. — — Boothby and Marcella. Mar.

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Booth.

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Mar.

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Booth.

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Mar.

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Booth.

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