Ireland, John: Hogarth illustrated (Band 2,3): Nature (London, 1793)

THE MARCH TO EINCHLEY. 147

" seek in vain to soften him bj> taking a tender
*' leave.

" One of the young pipers, whom the Duke of
" Cumberland has introduced into several regi-
" ments, joins his noise to that of the drum, arid
" by the agreeable appearance of his little person,
" is a contrast to the rudeness of the objects who
" are near him," etc. etc.

To the dramatic effect of the picture Mr.
Arthur Murpby, whose acknowledged judgment
gives weight to his praise, bears the following
honourable testimony, in the Gray's-Inn Journal,
Vol. I. No. ao :

" The ara may arrive, when, through the insta-
" bility of the English language, the style of Jo-
" sepb Andrews and Tom Jones shall be oblite-
" rated, when the characters shall be unintelligible,
" and the humour lose its relish j but the many
" personages which the manner-painting hand of
" Hogarth has called forth into mimic life, will not
" fade so soon from the canvas, and that admirable
" picturesque comedy. The March to Fincbley, will
" perhaps divert posterity as long as the Found-
" ling Hospital shall do honour to the British
" nation."