Of Mr. Serjeant Gl—n.

THIS worthy S-ts name is too well known, and his perfon and abilitics too much respected by all honest men, to make it neceffary for us to say any more; than that he is an ornameut to his profession, and in our opinion, does honor to human nature.

Of H―s S―y, Esq;

IT is very fingular, that though Mr. S-y has been fo often in France, he never learnt to turn out his toes.

Of Mr. Gainsborough.

NATURE was his master, for he had none other! he caught his Ideas with wonderful quickness, and executed them with the utmost facility, with a black lead pencil he is equal to any of the greatest Masters of Antiquity; and though Landfcape painting, is his natural turn; he has exceeded all the mo

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dern Portrait Painters, being the only one, who paints the mind (if we may be allowed the expreffion) equally as ftrong as the countenance! we muft explain ourselves; for inftance; fuppofe we should ask a friend, what kind of a Man he was fpeaking of, whom we had never seen -and he should fay, go into the next room, and there you will know, by fecing his Portrait by Gainsborough.

Reynolds and other Portrait Painters who have undoubtedly great merit, feem to us, to paint the features very exactly, but to be lefs careful about what we call the countenance: never faw a Portrait of Gainsborough's (if the fubject was worthy of his attention) but it would enable a stranger, to form the fame judgment of the perfon, from the Portrait;

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as from the life! and this is an excellence peculiar to this very great artist, add to this, that Mr. Gainfborough not only paints the face; but finishes, with his own hands; every part of the drapery, this, however trifling a matter it may appear to fome, is of as great importance, to the picture; as it is fatigue and labour to the artift. The other eminent

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Painters, either cannot; or will not be at that trouble. We have been told a noble Duke advifed Mr. Gainsborough, never to raise his prefent price. But if he does not think there is more efficacy in the advice of a Duke, than from an humble admirer of his art, we could wifh to hear, he raised his price, as his years encrease, that he may REALLY feast on the merits of his performance while he lives: he need not be told, how his paintings will be valued, when he is dead. Painting is not the only art this extraordinary man poffeffes! mufic and the fifter arts dwells with him, and he knows, as well how to act, and think, like a gentleman, as he does to contemn and despise those who dare to treat him in any other light. Though we should have been glad to have feen fome mark of R-1 favor fhewn to this gentleman, yet we are spiteful enough to confefs, we are glad he was born on this fide of the Tweede,

Of the celebrated Mr. P-n-k.

WE fhould not mention this metalfome me

chanic, but that we are informed he is particularly honoured with fingular marks of favor, by the first Personages in this kingdom. And that he can have an audience in preference to the Lord M-r and Aldermen of the city of London. His Nocturnal Remembrancer is a very curious invention indeed! for by the help of a black lead pencil, and an ivory pocket book; we may write down, two words of one fyllable each; or one word of two; almost as straight, and as legible; as if it was done, without this half guinea bauble; upon a bit of blank paper! take heed ye fubterraneous Cyder drinkers in Maiden Lane, and remember, that ye nightly talk before the man, who daily talks, unto the K-,

Of G-1 Pa—li.

WE cannot believe this man's character was justly drawn by Mr. B-ll, many

of his countrymen are at this hour in arms,

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and fhould Pi have been courting the fun fhine of M-1 favor here? certainly not but like the Captain of a fire-ship, have been the last man to put the match to the Bark, though deftined for certain deftruction.

Of the celebrated Mr. Charles Churchill.

THOUGH dead, he can never be forgotten. Those who abhor poetry in ge neral, read his Profe Poetry, with delight, and aftonishment; what thorns in the fides of the prefent M-y would he have ftuck, had he lived to this day! in fpite of all his foibles, and failings; he had a high notion of honor, and no man would facrifice more to friendfhip before the first North-Briton, was published; he told us, he was engaged in a periodical paper, and the reason was, that Lord B had fent an acquaintance of his to him, to offer him 200 pounds a year, to write on the right fide of the question. Churchil replied" tell my Lord B-- I reject his "offer with contempt, but I can forgive ~H 2 "him