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Lines By Mrs. Robinson.
I never would for all the show That tinsel splendour can bestow , Or waste a thought , or heave a sigh , For well I know ' -lis pageantry ! Soon fading to the grave 'tis o ' er ! A pleasing phantom—seen no more . I ask not worldly pow ' r , to rule
The drooping child of MIS ' RY ' S school — To tyrannize o ' er him whom fate Has de ' stin'd to a lowly state , To me would prove a source of woe More keen than such a wretch could know . Oh ! did the little great endure The pangs they seldom stoop to cure ;
Could pamper'd LUXURY then find The charm to soothe the wounded mind ; The loftiest , proudest , would confess The sweetest pow'r—tbe pow ' r to bless ! Give me the sensate mind , that knows The vast extent of human woes ; And then , fair INDEPENDENCE , grant
The means to cheer the child of want ; Though small the pittance , mine should be The-boundless joys of Sympathy ! But , though ungentle FORTUNE flies , And envious FATE her smile denies , My heart will never cease to feel The wounds it vainly hopes to heal ; Then , FATE , to prove thy rage is o ' er . Ah ! let me DIE—AND FEEL NO MORE !
Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
Oct . t . npHE Grecian Daughter was performed at Covent-Garden Theatre , J [ and a lady of the name of BRIDGMAN quite a novice on the ' stage , made her appearance in the part , of Euphrasia . Her person is majestic and wellformed ; and her conception of the character was judicious . Mrs . Bridgman is of the Siddons school , but rather resembles the imitator of our great theatric heroine , Mrs . Powell , than the heroine herself . There is an . elegant regularity in her features , but , what is much better , there is expression in her countenance suitable toihe heroic drama . She was well receivedand the
. , applause she obtained did not tempt her into any display of conscious excellence ; a rare circumstance with most of the modern candidates for theatrical distinction . ¦ } . . Miss WALLIS , from the Theatre-Royal , Bath , appeared on the Covent-Garden boards , in the character of Imogen in the tragedy of Cymbdine . Her first effort , when very young , was made at this theatre ; she afterwards retired to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Lines By Mrs. Robinson.
I never would for all the show That tinsel splendour can bestow , Or waste a thought , or heave a sigh , For well I know ' -lis pageantry ! Soon fading to the grave 'tis o ' er ! A pleasing phantom—seen no more . I ask not worldly pow ' r , to rule
The drooping child of MIS ' RY ' S school — To tyrannize o ' er him whom fate Has de ' stin'd to a lowly state , To me would prove a source of woe More keen than such a wretch could know . Oh ! did the little great endure The pangs they seldom stoop to cure ;
Could pamper'd LUXURY then find The charm to soothe the wounded mind ; The loftiest , proudest , would confess The sweetest pow'r—tbe pow ' r to bless ! Give me the sensate mind , that knows The vast extent of human woes ; And then , fair INDEPENDENCE , grant
The means to cheer the child of want ; Though small the pittance , mine should be The-boundless joys of Sympathy ! But , though ungentle FORTUNE flies , And envious FATE her smile denies , My heart will never cease to feel The wounds it vainly hopes to heal ; Then , FATE , to prove thy rage is o ' er . Ah ! let me DIE—AND FEEL NO MORE !
Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
Oct . t . npHE Grecian Daughter was performed at Covent-Garden Theatre , J [ and a lady of the name of BRIDGMAN quite a novice on the ' stage , made her appearance in the part , of Euphrasia . Her person is majestic and wellformed ; and her conception of the character was judicious . Mrs . Bridgman is of the Siddons school , but rather resembles the imitator of our great theatric heroine , Mrs . Powell , than the heroine herself . There is an . elegant regularity in her features , but , what is much better , there is expression in her countenance suitable toihe heroic drama . She was well receivedand the
. , applause she obtained did not tempt her into any display of conscious excellence ; a rare circumstance with most of the modern candidates for theatrical distinction . ¦ } . . Miss WALLIS , from the Theatre-Royal , Bath , appeared on the Covent-Garden boards , in the character of Imogen in the tragedy of Cymbdine . Her first effort , when very young , was made at this theatre ; she afterwards retired to