"The First Time she was grave, as well she might, For Women will be damn'd sullen the first Night; But faith, they'l quickly mend, so be n't uneasie: To Night she's brisk, and trys New Tricks to please ye."
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Novelists from EnglandPlaywrights from EnglandWomen authors from EnglandPeople from LondonWomen born before the 19th century
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The Spanish Wives (1696) Prologue
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Mary Pix
Mary Pix (née Griffith; 1666 – 17 May 1709) was an English novelist and playwright.
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