A debt on demand,—so take what I owe.
Then farewell, my love,—dear charmers, adieu;
Contented I die,—'tis the better for you.
Here ends all dispute the rest of our lives,
For this way at once I please all my wives."
BEGGARS' OPERA ACT III.
From the third act of this very instructive and popular opera, Mr. Hogarth has selected the subject of this print. The scene is laid in Newgate, and the point of time seems to be about the fifty-third air, which is sung by the elegant and accomplished
CAPTAIN MACHEATH.