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Part II (continued) SCENE II. Inside of a Jourt *, where the Manners of the Natives are depicted in their Reception of Omai and his Suit, by dancing and singing the following G L E E. A I R IX. Natives. Give me thy paw, my bonny bonny bear, Tho' a good warm coat thy back doth wear, Oh that's the time for a merry merry sup, So we'll chear our hearts with a chirping cup, When the North-wind whistles we dance to the At the chrystal beard that hangs from the goat. [At the end of which, Harlequin having lost Londina and Maid, changes the whole Habitation to
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