. William Hone; his life and times. the Law to Public Opinion. A number of satirical cartoons belong to Honesearlier years, published while he was in the first fullstride of his political propaganda. The exuberanceof his satire was not subdued by his trials, as isevidenced by the issue of: — Great Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, and Twit, Twittle,Twit ; or Law versus common sense—Being aTwitting Report of successive attacks on a TomTit, his stout defences and final victory. A newsong with original music by Lay Logic, Esq. The coloured illustration by George Cruikshank onthe front page depicts a farmya
. William Hone; his life and times. the Law to Public Opinion. A number of satirical cartoons belong to Honesearlier years, published while he was in the first fullstride of his political propaganda. The exuberanceof his satire was not subdued by his trials, as isevidenced by the issue of: — Great Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, and Twit, Twittle,Twit ; or Law versus common sense—Being aTwitting Report of successive attacks on a TomTit, his stout defences and final victory. A newsong with original music by Lay Logic, Esq. The coloured illustration by George Cruikshank onthe front page depicts a farmyard scene. On therail of the fence sits Little Tom Tit (William Hone)twittering, Let me remind you, gentlemen, of yourown vile nonsense. Twit twittle twit, twit, twittle, twit , ;while the Geese cackle—O law ! O law! shocking,horrible. This twitting is most blasphemous, nayworse, illogical — cackle cackle, cackle ; and theTurkey-cock (Lord Ellenborough) ejaculates, This isnot to be borne ! What I are we to be twitted to our. CLOSE OF THE TRIALS 173 faces, and must I stay here for ever, the object ofprofane diversion? Fellow ! I charge thee! no , gobble, gobble ! Mr. Justice Abbott, in theguise of an Owl, flies off, with the remark, Thislight is too glaring for learned eyes, I shant stay hereto be made a butt of. A coloured print by George Cruikshank was publishedby S. W. Fores ( 50, Piccadilly, 10/1/18): — William the Conqueror, or The Game Cock ofGuildhall, representing William Hone having fought and con-quered the prostrate figures of the Game Cocks,Sir Samuel Shepherd and Mr. Justice Abbott. WilliamHone has his foot planted upon Trial by monochrome print is— Out witted at last—or, Big Wig in the WrongBox. This represents the Scale of Justice, with Hone andTrial by Jury, surmounted by Liberty of the Press,weighing down the Scale against Law, Rule of Court,and the Attorney-General. The best of this series is the one entitled— Law versus Humanit
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