PROLOGUESANDEPILOGUES

prologuesandepilogues

epiloguetogodwin'stragedyof"antonio"

(1800)

ladies,ye'veseenhowguzman'sconsortdied,

poorvictimofaspaniardbrother'spride,

whenspanishhonourthroughtheworldwasblown,

andspanishbeautyforthebestwasknown注释标题foureasylines..

inthatromantic,unenlighten'dtime,

abreachofpromise注释标题forwhichtheheroinedied.wasasortofcrime—

whichofyouhandsomeenglishladieshere,

butdeemthepenancebloodyandsevere?

awhimsicaloldsaragossa注释标题inspain!!fashion,

thatadeadfather'sdyinginclination,

shouldlivetothwartalivingdaughter'spassion注释标题twoneatlines.,

unjustlyonthesexwe注释标题oryou.menexclaim,

railatyour注释标题orour,astheyhavealteredit.vices,—andcommitthesame;—

manisapromise-breakerfromthewomb,

andgoesapromise-breakertothetomb—

whatneedweinstanceherethelover'svow,

thesickman'spurpose,orthegreatman'sbow注释标题antithesis!!?

thetruthbyfewexamplesbestisshown—

insteadofmanywhicharebetterknown,

takepoorjackincident,that'sdeadandgone.

jack,ofdramaticgeniusjustlyvain,

purchasedarenter'sshareatdrury-lane;

aprudentmanineveryothermatter,

knownathisclub-roomforanhonesthatter;

humaneandcourteous,ledacivillife,

andhasbeenseldomknowntobeathiswife;

butjackisnowgrownquiteanotherman,

frequentsthegreen-room,knowstheplotandplan

ofeachnewpiece,

andhasbeenseentotalkwithsheridan!

inattheplay-housejustatsixhepops,

andneverquitsittillthecurtaindrops,

isneverabsentontheauthor'snight,

knowsactressesandactorstoo—bysight;

sohumble,thatwithsuetthe'llconfer,

ortakeapipewithplainjackbannister;

nay,withanauthorhasbeenknownsofree,

heonceestedacatastrophe—

inshort,johndabbledtillhisheadwasturn'd:

hiswiferemonstrated,hisneighboursmourn'd,

hiscustomersweredroppingoffapace,

andjack'saffairsbegantowearapiteousface.

onenighthiswifebeganacurtainlecture;

'mydearestjohnny,husband,spouse,protector,

takepityonyourhelplessbabesandme,

saveusfromruin,youfrombankruptcy—

looktoyourbusiness,leavethesecursedplays,