The ARGUMENT.
Mauxalinda, enraged at the Falshood
of Moore, retires disconsolate to a
Desart, unable to bear the Triumphs of her
Rival Margery (now Lady Moore) who
from the meekest of Creatures, is so elevated
with her present Grandeur, that she becomes a
very Virago, a worse Plague than the Dragon;
and leads her Husband such a confounded Life,
that he runs away from her on the very Wedding-Night,
and flies, for Quiet-sake, to the Desart;
where meeting with Mauxalinda,
they renew their former Loves, and grow
fonder than ever. Lady Moore pursues them
with the utmost Fury, surprizes them in the height of their Endearments, and sends
Mauxalinda to Prison. Moore makes a
second Elopement, and sends Gubbins to release
Mauxalinda; which being done,
Gubbins, who has long loved her in secret,
courts her, and gains her Consent. Moore
to renew his former Acquaintance with
Mauxalinda, but is repuls'd by her, and furiously
attack'd by his Lady: After a smart
Scolding-Bout they make it up: Moore is
friends with his Lady; Gubbins is married
to Mauxalinda; and the Opera concludes,
according to the Custom of all Operas, with
the general Reconciliation of all Parties, no
matter how absurd, improbable, or ridiculous.
