Note 60 — HOGARTH.
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Two other little pieces are ascribed to him; the distich under the subscription-ticket for his Sigismunda, 1761,
'To Nature and yourself appeal; Nor learn of others how to feel.'
And the following well-known Epigram:
"Your servant, Sir," says surly Quin, "Sir, I am yours," replies Macklin, "Why, you're the very Jew you play, Your face performs the task well." "And you are Sir John Brute, they say, And an accomplished Maskwell." Says Rich, who heard the sneering elves, And knew their horrid hearts; "Acting too much your very selves, You overdo your parts."[A]
[A] The censure contained in these poor lines is eminently unjust. Macklin is known to have been an anxious and affectionate parent, and Quin a benevolent and liberal friend.