Life of Mrs. Siddons
Life of Mrs. Siddons
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By her powers and popularity, she kept several new-born and Digitized by Google LIFE OF MRS. SIDDONS. 131 weakly tragedies from dying a natural death ; / an act of charity, however, that is, like many others, of douhtfal henefit to the public.
Her history inspires regret. With a cha- racter not only unquestioned, but marked by the noblest traits of generosity, she had to ply her profession for many years on the stage, when she was absolutely a cripple. The cause of her lameness deserves honoura...ble mention.
On a summer evening, when she was taking the air in a one-horse chaise, having with her, ac- cording to custom, a brace of pistols to defend her against robbery, a highwayman came up and demanded her money : she levelled one of her pistols at him; the assailant immediately changed his tone to supplication, told her his name and the abode of his starving family, and appealed to her compassion so strongly, that she gave him ten guineas out of her purse. He left her, and she lashed her horse to go on, but the animal started out of his track, upset the K 2 Digitized by Google 132 LIFE OF MRS.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
By her powers and popularity, she kept several new-born and Digitized by Google LIFE OF MRS. SIDDONS. 131 weakly tragedies from dying a natural death ; / an act of charity, however, that is, like many others, of douhtfal henefit to the public.
Her history inspires regret. With a cha- racter not only unquestioned, but marked by the noblest traits of generosity, she had to ply her profession for many years on the stage, when she was absolutely a cripple. The cause of her lameness deserves honoura...ble mention.
On a summer evening, when she was taking the air in a one-horse chaise, having with her, ac- cording to custom, a brace of pistols to defend her against robbery, a highwayman came up and demanded her money : she levelled one of her pistols at him; the assailant immediately changed his tone to supplication, told her his name and the abode of his starving family, and appealed to her compassion so strongly, that she gave him ten guineas out of her purse. He left her, and she lashed her horse to go on, but the animal started out of his track, upset the K 2 Digitized by Google 132 LIFE OF MRS.
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