Three of these performances had been published in 1728.[B] Sir John's name is also preserved in Mr Pope's works:
"Talkers I've learn'd to bear: Motteux I knew;
Henley himself I've heard, and Budgell too.
The Doctor's wormwood style, the hash of tongues
A pedant makes, the storm of Gonson's lungs."
Fourth Sat. of Dr. Donne versified.
[A] In the collection of Loveling's Poems, 1741, are two by Gilbert. Loveling also addressed a poem, not printed in his works, "Gilberto suo," and in Gilbert's Poems, published 1747, is "A familiar Epistle to my friend Ben Loveling."
[B] One charge by Sir John Gonson is in the Political State, vol. XXXV. p. 50; and two others in vol. XXXVI. pp 314. 333.
[29] It was customary in Hogarth's family to give these fans to the maids.
[30] Among the small articles of furniture in the scenes of Hogarth, a few objects may speedily become unintelligible, because their archetypes, being out of use, and of perishable natures, can no longer be found. Such is the Dare for Larks (a circular board with pieces of looking-glass inserted in it), hung up over the chimney-piece of the Distress'd Poet; and the Jews Cake (a dry tasteless biscuit perforated with many holes, and formerly given away in great quantities at the Feast of Passover), generally used only as a fly-trap, and hung up as such against the wall in the sixth plate of the Harlot's Progress. I have frequently met with both these articles in mean houses.
[31] The fire began at the house of Mrs. Calloway, who kept a brandy-shop. This woman was committed to Newgate, it appearing among other circumstances, that she had threatened "to be even with the landlord for having given her warning, and that she would have a bonfire on the 20th of June, that should warm all her rascally neighbours."
[32] Hogarth attempted to improve it, but without much success. The additional figures are quite episodical. See the [Catalogue].
[33] In Seymour's history of London, vol. II. p. 883. is the following notice of our artist:
"Among the Governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, was lately chosen Mr. William Hogarth the celebrated printer, who, we are told, designs to paint the stair-case of the said hospital, and thereby become a benefactor to it, by giving his labour gratis."