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Show The Eft/H* dedicatory The Epjile ^Dedicatory. ,he Succefs of any thing f ihat I have been a little accelTary to the great Ap-ought to be, upon, i poe^ wil,^ Jguftj that every Body gives her, in faying (he I can attempt in this K ^ ; ^ ^ j ^ ^ ^ fc,f. tf&_ does ^ x ^ ^ ^ run away with m , _ p , a„ agrce never to expeft, or defire any Ador to finding fo many Honour. , t. Commendation. I made the Play c°"fcf- *JgS5S?*e^Xtbi -». -*j£te «-• f p"v <* vain now, tis from tneir g /- *_ . • was a helplefs Infant in the Arms of the and not from what I think ofmy ft If. « » F ' t W has g P rown under her Care; I gave it the Hint of the Tragical part of this Play, fij. | ^ b u t g ^ j Novel of Mrs. 2 W s , calld f U tor ft ^ ™ d g SpIritofplaying, fl*hasbreath'd JBr«fer; fc^ « * * * # * " J * n g « . H , ^ P o * p keep it alive. I hope I «,hPn vnn find I have little more than borron fooui into it, m * j r r when you nna i nave meafure, difcharg'd m y felf to the the Queftion, how fat• fich a Diftref. was to; *" . feaT of the worft S{r x have earry'd, upon the Misfortune of a Woman's ! g*hck , tm _ ving innocently two Husbands, at the famed, fcought * ou for m y 0 y, refPonnble Ihave given you a little Tafte of Comedy v * found you in Nature .inclining to be ^ponto'e i nave given you a n m c , fL, *)rvour Friends; you have allow'd m e that Tnjc not from m y o w n Opinion, but the prefemk ^ ^ " ^ ^ J . but j value m y fe]f up^n mour of the T o w n : I never contend that, caufe I think every reafonable M a n will, a ought to govern in the Pleafures he pays for. had no occafion for the Comedy, but in the the firft A6b, which Mrs. Bracegirdle particularly ur being as heartily difpos'd to give it, as I was defirous to receive it. I cannot but remember fome Paffages, that would become your Charader, and this Dedication of m y Friendfhip to you; but I muft be filent ; and 'tis the hard part of your rerted, by the beauty and gayety of her Ata Favou_s that you wotft allow >em to be ac_ and tho* I was fond of coming to the » 4 0 w l e ( ^ d . i can never fpeak enough to my Obligation, and never little enough to your M o ldy ; when I would be Grateful, I (hall be Trou-ereft) to have had her Company to the end t Wcfom . an(j j \in0w y0 U too well, to think you my Journey. I could not, if I would, concfl will be pleas'd with what 1 can publickly fay of you. What I o w e Mrs. Barry ; and I fhould defpair; gvery Man^ w h o j c n o w s you, will think I fay ever being able to pay her, if I did not iniaf ' very coming part, I fhould have been very well pleas'd had been poflible to have woven her into that In |