"Your Women of honour, as you call 'em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons, / and 'tis scandal the…"

"A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night an…"

"Methinks wit is more necessary than beauty, and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome / woman agre…"

"Women, as you say, are like soldiers made constant and loyal by good pay, rather than by oaths and covenants, therefo…"

"'Tis my maxim, he's a fool that marries; but he's a greater that does not marry a fool."

"A beauty masked, like the sun in eclipse, Gathers together more gazers than if it shined out."

"[Mr. Pinchwife tells Mrs. Pinchwife of the pleasures of the town]"

"[The china scene – The husband of Lady Fidget and the grandmother of Mrs. Squeamish are listening front stage and nod…"

"[The ladies' drinking scene ¬– The "brimmer" is a drinking cup passing from hand to hand.]"

"[Squeamish, Dainty, and Lady Fidget have realized that that Horner is the secret lover of them all.]"