Sancho Panza in His Island: Comic Opera in One Act (1771) - Page 23

Has gone to make himself Emperor;
One of these mornings perhaps,
Thanks to his valor,
Sancho will be Prince
Of a province
That he will place at your little feet.

J U L I E T T E.

Oh yes, &c.

S A N C H O.

Then, without too much trouble,
My master one day will be able
To make a little King of me;
I will make you a little Queen.
Do you consent to that?

E N S E M B L E.

J U L I E T T E.
Oh yes;
It shall be,
Sir, exactly as
you please.

S A N C H O.
That
Shall only be
Insofar as Sancho
pleases you.

S A N C H O.

What docility, to be willing to be Queen! That is not like you, you bitch of a Mauricaude a derogatory nickname for his wife; but, patience; all good things do not come at once; here I am Governor this year, one must hope that by the next I shall be a widower.

S C E N E VI.

S A N C H O, J U L I E T T E, T H E R E S E.

T H E R E S E.

OH, that will not be true, you will have a hundred feet of earth over your head sooner than I have two inches.

S A N C H O, aside.

The rascal, who would have thought her so close?