This young man, whose features, though rather
plain and coarse, bore the strongest impress of genius, and who had a dark gray,
penetrating eye, so quick in its glances that it seemed to survey twenty objects at
once, and yet only to fasten upon one, bore the honoured name of William
Hogarth. I'll call it my
wedding gift. ToC
Nearly nine years after the events last recorded, and about the middle of May,
1724, a young man of remarkably prepossessing appearance took his way, one
afternoon, along Wych Street; and, from the curiosity with which he regarded the
houses on the left of the road, seemed to be in search of some particular
habitation. And were you to load me with thrice the weight of iron you
have ordered you should not prevent my escaping a third time. Now for it,
Thames! Make as great a row as you can to divert his attention. But you must
get him into the chair as fast as you can, and hurry off to Newgate.
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