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MG-A(G.782.003
7 Mar 1782:11 (1834)
To John Cadwalader, Esquire.
[Long personal criticism. Second paragraph begins:]
When you first appeared on the stage, you personated the
hero: whether you supported the dignity of the character, or
disgraced the military buskins, I will not venture to
determine: it is however more than probably you acted your
part clumsily, since none of your achievements have been so
brilliant or important, as to furnish a paragraph for a new-
paper, nor do I believe, that your past or future exploits
will ever be celebrated by the poets, orators, or historians
of America; perhaps it will be more to your honour, should
your name escape the recording pen. . .
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