Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works, with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures and a sketch of his life, times, and contemporaries (1880)
ROWLANDSON THE CARICATURIST. 338 1798 The minuet's good, but the jig I adore ; Pray speak to Sir Toby to cry out encore' Plate IV. Jen declar'd she was shocked that so many should come To be doctored to death such a distance from home, At a place where they tell you that water alone Can cure all… … COMFORTS OF BATH. IV. For to-day Captain Cormorant's coming to dine, That worthy acquaintance of Jenny's and mine. 'Tis a shame to the army that men of such spirit Should never obtain the reward of their merit ; And after so many hardships and dangers incurred, He himself thinks he ought to be…
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 · English wit and humor, Pictorial
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