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the scene, attend to the relations they bear towards each other; and, finally, he must be able to comprehend why what he hears, and what he sees, is so represented or expressed.—Such are the private labours which an actor has to fulfil.
I am far from thinking that others may not infinitely exceed me. Those who possess a greater degree of energy, or enjoy a more perfect state of health, than falls to my lot, may discover sources of improvement which have escaped me: but for the little abilities I possess, I am indebted to the adoption of that course of study which I have traced. I was by nature strong and persevering: labour was a pleasure to
