I think going a Strolling is engaging in a little, dirty kind of War, in which I have been obliged to fight so many Battles, I have resolutely determined to throw down my Commission. And to say Truth, I am not only sick, but heartily ashamed of it, as I have had nine Years Experience of its being a very contemptible Life; render'd so, through the impudent and ignorant Behaviour of the Generality of those who pursue it; and I think it would be more reputable to earn a Groat a Day in Cinder-sifting at Tottenham-Court, than to be concerned with them.
Charlotte Cibber Charke
A Narrative of her Life
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