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Excerpt from Dramatic Reminiscences: Or Actors and Actresses in England and America
Out of that nettle, danger, I plucked this flower, safety.
NO matter what my troubles were, (they were not pecuniary difficulties; they were nearer the heart than the pocket;) they were sufficient to unhinge my mind, and to render me incapable Of pursuing my then profession Of the law with undivided attention. SO I went upon the stage diverted my thoughts into a fresh channel; and, I do verily believe, by that means, saved myself from insanity - perhaps from a drunkard's fate.
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