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I maintain that it requires a degree of strength, almost beyond what human-nature is endowed with, to perform the characters of tragedy well for more than ten years.
To these labours must be added the study of different talents, and of different acquirements, of which I ſhall speak hereafter. To this must be added the fatigue of traversing the country at stated seasons, the trouble of rehearsals, the necessity of a general course of reading, the attention required with regard to dress, the care due to domestic affairs, and, lastly, the fatigue of representations. After this enumeration, it is unnecessary to infer how indispensable it is to possess a healthy and strong constitution.
