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CG-NL.770.026
13 Apr 1770:41 (7/335)
From the London Chronicle. Mr. Garrick sent the following
lines to a Nobleman, who asked him if he did not intend to
sit in Parliament.
More than content with what my talents gain,
Of public favour though a little vain;
Yet not so vain my mind, so madly bent,
To wish to play the fool in Parliament;
In each dramatick unity to err;
Mistaking time and place, and character.
Were it my fate to quit the mimic art,
I'd "strut and fret" no more in any part;
No more in public scenes would I engage,
Or wear the cap and mask on any stage.
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