Records of My Life, Vol. 1 of 1 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Records of My Life, Vol. 1 of 1 This passage from our unrivalled bard is applicable to myself with reference to the purpose of the present work, as well as to my matrimonial engagements. As early as I can remember, I saw, or thought I saw, so much infelicity in the marriage state, that I conceived a degree of horror against wedlock. It may appear strange, but I actually trace the origin of my aversion to matrimony even so far back as when I was only seven years of age. I was at that period of life with my dear departed mother, at Lynn, in Norfolk, accompanying my grandfather, the Chevalier Taylor, on his revisiting his native country. She took me to the play house, which was then open in that town. The play, as I was afterward informed, was "The Jealous Wife." I now well remember that the violent temper of Mrs. Oakley, and the patient efforts of her husband to remove her jealousy, made such an impression upon my mind, as excited the disgust which 1 have mentioned, and which could only be subdued by the merits of the two amiable partners to whom. I have since been united. The afterpiece was "Hob in the Well," and when Hobs parents came in search of him, and expressed great anxiety to find him, I started from my seat in the pit and exclaimed, "He is in the well!" The audience, I understood, enjoyed a hearty laugh at my innocence and simplicity. As therefore, notwithstanding my aversion to wedlock, I have been twice married, I may truly say, that I had equal repugnance to the idea of obtruding any circumstance of my humble life upon the world at large. The pecuniary shock, however, which I suffered from the perfidy of a deceased partner in the Sun newspaper, and the advice of friends, who think too favourably of me, have induced me to take up the egotistical pen. Here, perhaps, some satirical critic will quote Pope, and hint, "Obliged by hunger and request of friends." Well, I shall answer in the words of my old friend Sheridan, "I can laugh at his malice though not at his wit." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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