The Wedding Day: A Comedy, in Two Acts (Classic Reprint)

by Mrs. Inchbald

Excerpt from The Wedding Day: A Comedy, in Two ActsThe title given to our playIs whimsical and odd, you'll say,Because announced - the Wedding Day.But know you not, my friends above, [to the galleries]'Tis what you one and all approve?For when you squeeze each others hand -And find your wishes at a stand,You press the Wedding Day, and cryCome, let's to church, my dear, and tryWho loves the truest - you or I.Then, as 'tis known a day of bliss.Pray let it not prove here amiss;For tho' elop'd - I know not how -From next door neighbours - just below -And hither come to make her bow -Like other trips of gallant love,Constant to both you'll find her prove,Or who is right, or who is wrong,With me to state does not belong;But only to proclaim the banns,And leave to you the applauding hands;Nor hope to find one critic here,Will dare forbid our wedding cheer;But give their usual friendly boon,And let's enjoy the honey-moon.To laugh is all our author meansIn what she pourtrays in her scenes,And aims, in all she dares to write,To make her Wedding Day - a merry night.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.