There's nothing “ick” about him, but I'm not sure how to say that without sounding like I'm reciting lines from that terrible bodice ripper I took on Theo's practice date.

On this my first tour, I was grasping for great parts, but from timidity, and not having time to be perfect, my prospect was not the most favourable —Miss Bradshaw's secret account, (a toad eater, the spawn of Adulation,) did not lead Mr. Garrick to any favourable expectations.

Loss of self-reliance leads to loss of self-confidence.

As in a garden, roves, of hues alone Inquirent, curious?