M.Brown del. BELLAMY's APOLOGY Vol.V. Despondency M.Delatre on the Steps of Westminster Bridge Printed for J.Bell British Library Strand London March 11786.. efc. APOLOGY FOR THE L I FE O F GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY, LATE OF COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. WRITTEN BY HERSELF. To which is annexed, Her original Letter to JOHN CALCRAFT, Efq. "The Web of our Life is of a mingled Yarn, Good and Ill All's Well that Ends Well, A&t 4, Scene lii. And fold by J. BELL, at the British Library, STRAND. M DCC LXXXVI. I NOW found all my theatrical expectations fruftrated. Although, but a few days before, they feemed to be resuming their wonted splendour, and bid fair to be productive of at least fome years of unclouded funshine, in a moment an envious gloom darkened the profpect. Tranfient, as "when a fable cloud turns forth her filver lining "to the night," was the flattering hope. But fuch was my lot. I could by no means have wished for an engagement, unless it was on condition of being rein VOL. V. B ftated ftated in most of the parts that had been in my poffeffion, together with my quota of new ones; and as to requesting a favour of that kind from Mr. Woodward, I reprobated the very thought. I could not for a moment suppose, even had I been fo unreasonable as to make fuch a weak proposal, that a person who knew the value of money fo well as he did, would have confented to have me (to make use of a political phrase) tacked to him by way of dependent. For notwithstanding friendship is a very fine thing to talk of, very few would prove fuch devotees to it, as to facrifice a thousand pounds a year upon account of it. As for my own ideas of that facred union, they are fo truly romantic, and fo very unfashionable, that I am almost ashamed to make them known: but I fhould not think worlds too dear a purchase, for the perfon towards whom I profeffed a friendship. I now regretted, more poignantly than before, that I had made Mr. Colman my enemy. Though I deplored his resentment, I acknowledged the justice of it. I have, however, the confolation to add, that from that gentleman's liberal behaviour for fome time paft, I have every reason to believe his displeasure has fubfided, and that I have the happiness, once more |