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[Footnote 1: Robert Jephson's successful tragedy <i>Braganza</i> was played at Drury Lane in February, 1775, Mrs. Yates taking the part of Louisa, Duchess of Braganza. Gibbon is probably referring to this play in comparing Mrs. Holroyd to the spirited Duchess. The answer of "My Lady" is in keeping with the character of the Duchess as depicted in the play-- [blank line] /* "I have a woman's form, a woman's fears, I shrink from pain and start at dissolution. [blank line] <tb>[*** Line of dots shows omitted material and a thought break is appropriate here.] [blank line] Yet summoned as we are, your honour pledged, Your own just rights engaged, your country's fate, ... Still would I on,[*** Indented ellipsis to show omitted material.] Still urge, exhort, confirm thy constancy, And, though we perished in the bold attempt, With my last breath I'd bless the glorious cause, And think it happiness to die so nobly." */ ]

Poetry and thought breaks

This footnote contains both wrappable text and some poetry. Two parts of the poem were omitted in ways that require two different formatting methods.

The second omission of material is inline, so we can't use a thought break. However, we can replicate the indentation and use an ellipsis to represent the original dots. Ignore a stanza's leading quotation mark when indenting its other lines. (Don't indent them by an extra space.)

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