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Lines from Mr Garrick to a nobleman who asked | Lines from Mr Garrick to a nobleman who asked | ||
him if he did not intend being in Parliament | him if he did not intend being in Parliament | ||
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[M]ore than content with what my Labours gain | [M]ore than content with what my Labours gain | ||
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[N]o more in public scenes would I engage | [N]o more in public scenes would I engage | ||
[Or] wear the cap & mask on any stage. | [Or] wear the cap & mask on any stage. | ||
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But Neptune strait sent a Seahorse to their aid | But Neptune strait sent a Seahorse to their aid | ||
and safe o'er the ocean his favr'ites [overrwiten, initial t] convey'd | and safe o'er the ocean his favr'ites [overrwiten, initial t] convey'd | ||
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[some text pulled from alternate, printed copy] Lines from Mr Garrick to a nobleman who asked him if he did not intend being in Parliament
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[M]ore than content with what my Labours gain [Of] Public favour though a little vain; [Ye]t not so vain my mind, so madly bent. [To] wish to play the fool in Parliament; [In] each dramatic unity to err; Mistaking time and place and character! [W]ere it my fate to quit the mimic art. [I'd] "strut & fret" no more in any part; [N]o more in public scenes would I engage [Or] wear the cap & mask on any stage.
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Epigram on the Seahorse with the
Astronomers being attacked by french frigate --
Mars inform'd that some wights with inquisitive Eye
[De]sign'd into Venus's motions to pry [D]ispatch'd a bold warrior from Lewis's fleet The caitiffs to seize and their purpose defeat; But Neptune strait sent a Seahorse to their aid and safe o'er the ocean his favr'ites [overrwiten, initial t] convey'd
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