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touch it, and I solemnly aisured him, it
should never be touched, it had I said
been touched enough, and so had I, and
tnen the subjeft was dropt; but every
time I went into the room where that
scare-crow hung, it gave me so painful a
sensation, that I protest it osten turned
me sick, and in one of tnose sick fits, I
desired Mrs. Thicknesse would return the
pi6lure to Mr. Gainsborough, and that as
stie had set her heart upon having my full
length portrait, I would rather give Mr.
Pine his fifty guineas for painting it, than
be so daily reminded and sicken’d at the
sight of such a glaring mark of disregard
from a man I so much admired, and so
affeflionately esteemed. This she con-
sented to do, provided I would permit
her
touch it, and I solemnly aisured him, it
should never be touched, it had I said
been touched enough, and so had I, and
tnen the subjeft was dropt; but every
time I went into the room where that
scare-crow hung, it gave me so painful a
sensation, that I protest it osten turned
me sick, and in one of tnose sick fits, I
desired Mrs. Thicknesse would return the
pi6lure to Mr. Gainsborough, and that as
stie had set her heart upon having my full
length portrait, I would rather give Mr.
Pine his fifty guineas for painting it, than
be so daily reminded and sicken’d at the
sight of such a glaring mark of disregard
from a man I so much admired, and so
affeflionately esteemed. This she con-
sented to do, provided I would permit
her