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1、"SHESTOOPSTOCONQUER""SHESTOOPSTOCONQUER"byOLIVERGOLDSMITHACOMEDY.1"SHESTOOPSTOCONQUER"ToSAMUELJOHNSON,LL.D.DearSir,--Byinscribingthisslightperformancetoyou,Idonotmeansomuchtocomplimentyouasmyself.Itmaydomesomehonourtoinformthepublic,thatIhavelivedmanyyearsinintimacywithyou.Itmayservethe
2、interestsofmankindalsotoinformthem,thatthegreatestwitmaybefoundinacharacter,withoutimpairingthemostunaffectedpiety.Ihave,particularly,reasontothankyouforyourpartialitytothisperformance.Theundertakingacomedynotmerelysentimentalwasverydangerous;andMr.Colman,whosawthispieceinitsvariousstag
3、es,alwaysthoughtitso.However,Iventuredtotrustittothepublic;and,thoughitwasnecessarilydelayedtilllateintheseason,Ihaveeveryreasontobegrateful.Iam,dearSir,yourmostsincerefriendandadmirer,OLIVERGOLDSMITH.2"SHESTOOPSTOCONQUER"PROLOGUEBYDAVIDGARRICK,ESQ.EnterMR.WOODWARD,dressedinblack,andhol
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5、everstop;Forasaplayer,Ican'tsqueezeoutonedrop:Iamundone,that'sall--shalllosemybread--I'drather,butthat'snothing--losemyhead.Whenthesweetmaidislaiduponthebier,ShuterandIshallbechiefmournershere.Toheramawkishdrabofspuriousbreed,Whodealsinsentimentals,willsucceed!PoorNedandIaredeadtoallint
6、ents;WecanassoonspeakGreekassentiments!Bothnervousgrown,tokeepourspiritsup.Wenowandthentakedownaheartycup.Whatshallwedo?IfComedyforsakeus,They'llturnusout,andnooneelsewilltakeus.Butwhycan'tIbemoral?--Letmetry--Myheartthuspressing--fixedmyfaceandeye--Withasententiouslook,thatnothingmeans
7、,(Facesareblocksinsentimentalscenes)ThusIbegin:"Allisnotgoldthatglitters,"Pleasureseemssweet,butprovesaglassofbitters."WhenIgnoranceenters,Follyisathand:"Learningisbetterfarthanhouseandland."Letnotyourvirtuetrip;whotripsmaystumble,"Andvirtueisnotvirtue,ifshetumble."Igiveitup--m
