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    epsandhanoverratsisto

    perfectlyunintelligible””ibelieve”crieshe,”youdontcare

    tohearoebuttheuntryinterestysucceedonedayorother

    forallthat””ihelady,”youhinka

    littleofyourdaughtersinterest;for,believe,sheisingreater

    dangerthanthenation””justnoefor

    thinkingonher,andtoyou””andifyouwill

    prosetointerposenore,”ansyregard

    toniece,undertakethecharge””hen,”saidthe

    squire,”foryouknoenaretheproperestto

    nageen”

    thereadery,perhaps,subduehisoience,ifhesearches

    forthisinlton

    sutteringsothinghanairof

    disdain,nceingenandnagentofthenationshe

    iediatelyrepairedtosophiasapartnt,eradays

    nfinent,releasedagainfroercaptivity

    bookvii

    ntainingthreedays

    chapter1

    aparisonbethehestage

    theparedtothetheatre;andnygrave

    anlifeasagreat

    dra,reseling,inalsteveryparticular,thosescenical

    representationsreportedtohaveinvented,

    anduchapprobationand

    delightinallpoliteuntries

    thisthoughthathbeencarriedsofar,andisbeesogeneral,

    thatsoothetheatre,andfirst

    taphoricallyappliedtotheinatelyand

    literallyspokenofboth;thusstageandscenearebynusegrown

    asfaliartous,henwe

    nfineourselvestodratiances:andransactions

    behindtheessisrelikelyto

    occurtoourthoughtsthandrurylane

    ityseeasyenoughtoacuntforallthis,byreflecting

    thatthetheatriorethanarepresentation,or,

    asaristotlecallsit,anitationofreallyexists;and

    hence,perhaps,ightfairlypayaveryhighplinttothose

    itating

    life,astohavetheirpicturesinannefoundedh,or

    stakenfor,theoriginals

    but,inreality,plintstothese

    people,entsoftheir

    asent;andhavechrepleasureinhissingandbuffeting

    thethaninadringtheirexcellencetherearenyother

    reasonsoseethisanalogybetheworld

    andthestage

    sohavensideredthelargerpartofnkindinthelightof

    aoretheiroohin

    facttheyhavenobettertitle,thantheplayerhathtobein

    eaestthoughtthekingoreerorherepresentsthusthe

    hypocriteybesaidtobeaplayer;andindeedthegreekscalled

    theothbyoneandthesana

    thebrevityoflifehathlikeparison

    sotheiortalshakespear

    lifesapoorplayer,

    thatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestage,

    andthenisheardnore

    forakethereaderandsbya

    verynobleone,a

    poealledthedeity,publishedaboutnineyearsago,andlong

    sinorethangood

    n,doalhebad

    froheeallhunactionstaketheirsprings,

    theriseofeiresandthefallofkings

    seethevasttheatreoftidisplayd,

    hescenesucceedingheroestread

    ptheshiningigessucceed,

    ph,andonarchsbleed

    perforhepartythyprovidenceassignd,

    theirpride,theirpassions,tothyendsinclind:

    aheyglitterinthefaceofday,

    thenatthynodthephantopassaway;

    notracesleftofallthebusyscene,

    butthatrerancesaysthethingshavebeen

    thedeity

    inallthese,hoilitudeoflifeto

    thetheatre,thereselancehathbeenalthestage

    onlynone,asireer,haveatallnsideredtheaudienceatthis

    greatdra

    butasnatureoftenexhibitssoofherbestperfocestoavery

    fullhouse,soit

    theaboventionedparisonthanthatofheractorsinthisvast

    theatreoftiareseatedthefriendandthecritic;hereareclaps

    andshouts,hissesandgroans;inshort,everythinghwasever

    seenorheardatthetheatreroyal

    letusexahisinoneexale;forinstance,inthebehaviour

    ofthegreataudienceonthatsceneureo

    exhibitinthethchapteroftheprecedingbook,whereshe

    introducedblackgeorgerunningahisfriendand

    benefactor

    thoseinthereatedthatincident,

    iabr >

    ofscurrilousreproachostprobablyventedonthatoccasion

    ifothenextorderofspectators,weshould

    havefoundanequaldegreeofabhorrence,thoughlessofnoiseand

    scurrility;yetherethegoodengaveblackgeorgetothedevil,

    andnyofthexpectedeverynutethattheclovenfooted

    gentlenchhisown

    thepit,asusual,divided;thoseinheroic

    virtueandperfectcharacterobjectedtotheproducingsuch

    instancesofvillany,veryseverelyforthe

    sakeofexalesooftheauthorsfriendscryed,”looke,

    gentlen,thenisavillain,butitisnatureforallthat”and

    alltheyoungcriticsoftheage,theclerks,apprentices,&c,called

    itlow,andfellagroaning

    asfortheboxes,theybehavededpoliteness

    stofthethingelsesoofthosefeho

    regardedthesceneatall,declaredhean;while

    othersrefusedtogivetheiropinion,tilltheyhadheardthatof

    thebestjudges

    noittedbehindthescenesofthisgreattheatre

    ofnatureandnoauthoroughttoeanythingbesides

    dictionariesandspellingbookshnotthisprivilege,can

    censuretheaction,houtnceivinganyabsolutedetestationofthe

    person,perh

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