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ing Sheridan's translation of The Death of Rolla, 

 under tlie name of Pizarro, which brought him 

 £5000 a week for five weeks. The sentiments of 

 loyalty uttered by Rolla were supposed to have had 

 so good an effect, that his Grace of Queensberry, on 

 asking his broker why stocks had fallen, received for 

 answer : ' Because they have left off playing Pizarro 

 at Drury Lane.' Who will say that the 'sock and 

 buskin' is not a power even amongst 'bulls and 

 bears ' ? 



