In the room with the bow-window on the first-floor of the same house, Mr. Pope[284] produced some excellent portraits in crayons, of persons of the first fashion, many of them little inferior in every respect to those of the celebrated Francis Cotes;[285] the inimitable whole-length portrait of Grattan, of which there is an engraving, will be a lasting and mutual record of the artist and patriot. The following letter, given to me by my late worthy friend Dr. Mathew, was written by Mrs. Pope, to her friend Mrs. Mathew, of Rathbone Place:-- “DUBLIN, _July 6th_. “I flatter myself that my ever loved and most highly esteemed friends will be pleased to receive the assurance of my health, and to know that I am in the possession of as much comfort as _my_ mind is capable to receive out of England. Thank God, all things as yet go on well, and the exertions of business do not seem to do that injury to my health which I had great reason to fear. We have acted six nights, _Jane Shore_ first, a _very great_ house, _well received_, and Pope’s speech to _Gloster_ twice repeated, which I think proves in a great degree the loyalty of the people. “_Gloster’s_ speech, thus:-- “‘What if some patriot for the public good Should vary from your scheme,--new mould the State? “‘_Hastings._--Curse on the innovating hand that ’tempts it! Remember him, the villain, righteous Heaven, In thy great day of vengeance: blast the traitor And his pernicious counsels; who for wealth, For power, the pride of greatness, or revenge, Would plunge his native land in civil wars.’ “It is impossible to describe the effect this speech had on the audience. I think you would have been gratified to have heard it; it is the first time a speech in a tragedy was ever repeated. Perhaps it proves the loyalty of this city. I hear there are sad doings in the country parts of Ireland; I trust we shall meet with nothing of it: we stay in Dublin all this month, then go to Cork. Our second characters were _Mr._ and _Mrs. Beverley_, highly esteemed and greatly spoken of; third, _Belvidera_ and _Jaffier_--with good success. Their last new play, _How to grow Rich_, twice; and yesterday _Elizabeth_ and _Essex_, which, by the way, Pope acted well. Next week _Columbus_. I count the nights, though now I trust I shall be able to go through them all. So much for myself.