England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . iirholl. i. S A. sc. CIT^T T]:HE]D B^1T]D S cndoii:Ri clsard Eentley, 1848. 1740.] CITY TRAINED BANDS. 231 city troops ai)pear, some of them, armed with pipes aswell as guns; others on duty in undress, and somedeficient of legs and large and rather well-drawn caricature, also inthe possession of Mr. Burke,and of which the accompa-nying engraving is a redu-. TKAINED BANDS. ced copy, represents thesetroops under the charac-ters of different animals,led by the self-importantand ponde
England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . iirholl. i. S A. sc. CIT^T T]:HE]D B^1T]D S cndoii:Ri clsard Eentley, 1848. 1740.] CITY TRAINED BANDS. 231 city troops ai)pear, some of them, armed with pipes aswell as guns; others on duty in undress, and somedeficient of legs and large and rather well-drawn caricature, also inthe possession of Mr. Burke,and of which the accompa-nying engraving is a redu-. TKAINED BANDS. ced copy, represents thesetroops under the charac-ters of different animals,led by the self-importantand ponderous elephant,with the hog for a stand-ard-bearer, their device being the good roast beef andplum-pudding of Old England, They are assembled atthe sign of the Hog-in-Armour,* and one of the troopcarries a bill with the proclamation— Come, taylers and weavers,And sly penny shavers,All haste and repairTo the Hog in Rag Fair,To list in the payOf great Captain Day,And you shall have cheer,Beef, pudding, and beer. Underneath this print, which is dated in 1749, arethe lines:— * There was an inn with thesign of the Hog-in-Armour onSaffron Hill. It may be observ-ed, that, as the figures are all left-handed, and the city arms re-versed, the artist probably drewthe sketch on copper without re- versing it; so that, as far as itmay be supposed to represent alocality, it is reversed in the was an ordinary practicewith Hogarth, many of whoseprints are thus reve
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