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Strictures On Public Amusements
EPILOGUE . SPOKEN BY MISS FARREN . TRUTH lias declar'd , and question it none can , Woman was once a rib of lordly man ; And some , perhaps , wou'd risque a little pain To hitch that rib into its place again ; For let the heart ache , or what aught betide , They to
're sure place it to the peccant side , Till , fixt at length , they centre all the blame In that one rib from whence the woman came . Now this is downright prejudice and spleen , A plea for thrusting us behind the scene ; And there we stood for many a longing age , Not let to steal one foot upon the stage , Till when all their
now , tyrant acts , are past , Curtsying we come , like Epilogue , at last ; And you so little are indin'd to rout us , You wonder how your fathers did without us 5 Sure we can lightlier touch those feeling -parts That twine about the region of your hearts ; Passion , that from the lips of woman flows , Warm o ' er man's soul with magic swiftness goes And though the sphere be small in which we move .
<_> reat is tlje recompence when you approve . . Whilst Nature and your candour hold their course , So long our charter will remain in force , Not- will you grudge the privilege you gave , fill we forget to smile upon the brave . . - Still in the slipp ' ry path that brings us near-Forbidden precincts we must tread with' fear , Never forgetting Nature has decreed '"
A certain limit we must not exceed . Does my weak cast in tragic pathos lie ? Why then so dismal , gentle poet , wily ? In mirth oft times the nuptial knot I ' ve ty'd-But never was till now a Mourning Bride . If to my share some moving speeches fall , Look in my face , and they'll not ' move at all . Yet not to
drop at once Eliza's stile , One word in earnest , and without a smile— . Thro' all the characters of varied life , All the fond casts of parent , child , or wife , What part so e'er our Author has assign'd , To that we must conform with patient mind , So at the Drama's close when we appear , We may obtain a parting plaudit here .
9 . A new operatic piece in one act , called <¦ - ' LOVE AND HONOUR " was n . rt .,-,. J at Covent-Garden Theatre , as one of the entertainments for MnL M « $ ¦ fiu DRAMATIS PERSONS . William , , , Mr , IXCKDOX . Lieutenant Capstern , . , Mr , JOHNSTONE . i , ' , - - - - Mr . BIANCHARD . v PP _ ,, _ . _ , "„ ' - ~ Mr . TOWNSHEND , FarfflerHonghfidd
-- , - - Mr . THOMPSON . Clodpoe , . , , . Mr . REES . ' H ? h , ali > ' . * r " - Mr . ABBOT , „ . . Mar / ' " Mrs , MARTYR . The subject of this little piece may be given in a few words . Mary underst Win _ - 3 B ? .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Strictures On Public Amusements
EPILOGUE . SPOKEN BY MISS FARREN . TRUTH lias declar'd , and question it none can , Woman was once a rib of lordly man ; And some , perhaps , wou'd risque a little pain To hitch that rib into its place again ; For let the heart ache , or what aught betide , They to
're sure place it to the peccant side , Till , fixt at length , they centre all the blame In that one rib from whence the woman came . Now this is downright prejudice and spleen , A plea for thrusting us behind the scene ; And there we stood for many a longing age , Not let to steal one foot upon the stage , Till when all their
now , tyrant acts , are past , Curtsying we come , like Epilogue , at last ; And you so little are indin'd to rout us , You wonder how your fathers did without us 5 Sure we can lightlier touch those feeling -parts That twine about the region of your hearts ; Passion , that from the lips of woman flows , Warm o ' er man's soul with magic swiftness goes And though the sphere be small in which we move .
<_> reat is tlje recompence when you approve . . Whilst Nature and your candour hold their course , So long our charter will remain in force , Not- will you grudge the privilege you gave , fill we forget to smile upon the brave . . - Still in the slipp ' ry path that brings us near-Forbidden precincts we must tread with' fear , Never forgetting Nature has decreed '"
A certain limit we must not exceed . Does my weak cast in tragic pathos lie ? Why then so dismal , gentle poet , wily ? In mirth oft times the nuptial knot I ' ve ty'd-But never was till now a Mourning Bride . If to my share some moving speeches fall , Look in my face , and they'll not ' move at all . Yet not to
drop at once Eliza's stile , One word in earnest , and without a smile— . Thro' all the characters of varied life , All the fond casts of parent , child , or wife , What part so e'er our Author has assign'd , To that we must conform with patient mind , So at the Drama's close when we appear , We may obtain a parting plaudit here .
9 . A new operatic piece in one act , called <¦ - ' LOVE AND HONOUR " was n . rt .,-,. J at Covent-Garden Theatre , as one of the entertainments for MnL M « $ ¦ fiu DRAMATIS PERSONS . William , , , Mr , IXCKDOX . Lieutenant Capstern , . , Mr , JOHNSTONE . i , ' , - - - - Mr . BIANCHARD . v PP _ ,, _ . _ , "„ ' - ~ Mr . TOWNSHEND , FarfflerHonghfidd
-- , - - Mr . THOMPSON . Clodpoe , . , , . Mr . REES . ' H ? h , ali > ' . * r " - Mr . ABBOT , „ . . Mar / ' " Mrs , MARTYR . The subject of this little piece may be given in a few words . Mary underst Win _ - 3 B ? .