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RNYG.783.033
12 Feb 1783:24 (666)
Lines By David Garrick, Esq; to the late Earl of
Chesterfield, on his Lordship's requesting him
to offer himself for Parliament. Written in the Year 1760.
More than content with what my labours gain
Of public favor,--tho' a little vain;
Yet not so vain my mind--so madly bent
To wish to play the fool in Parliament;
In each dramatic 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 mask on any other stage!
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