The Works of William Hogarth

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on to Bacchus, he concludes the evening orgies in a sacrifice at the Cyprian shrine; and, surrounded by the votaries of Venus, joins in the unhallowed mysteries of the place. The companions

ern he has brought into the room, as trophies of his prowess. In this situation he is robbed of his watch by the girl whose hand is in his

asps in her hand. A third, enraged at being neglected, holds a lighted candle to a map of the globe, determined to set the world on fire, though she perish in the conflagration! A fourth is undressing. The fel

s of former and present times, that I much question whether a similar exhibition is now to be seen in any tavern of the metropolis. Th

rs had too great a similarity to their own, to admit of his suffering so degrading an insult; their reverence for virtue induced them to spare his head. In the frame of a C?sar they have placed a portrait of Ponta

ork stuck in its breast, thrown into a corner, and indeed every accompaniment, shews, that this

to inspire; he laughs the world away, and bids it pass. The poor dupe, without his periwig, in the back-ground, forms a good contrast of character: he is maudlin drunk, and sadly sick. To keep up the spirit of unity throughout the society, and not leave the poor African girl entirely neglected, she is making s