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Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour!

customary interruptions are not only gratifying and cheering, but they are also really necessary in order to gain breath and voice to carry one on through some violent exertions; though after all it must be confessed that silence is the most flattering applause an Actor can receive.

. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . .

. . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance.

I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry.

Sorry am I to say, I have often observed that I have performed worst when I most ardently wished to do better than ever.