to young engravers; or add a fancied value to the collections of connoisseurs. In the third plate is _Leather-coat_,[4] a noted porter belonging to _The Rose_ Tavern, with a large pewter dish in his hand, which for many years served as a sign to the shop of a pewterer on _Snow-Hill_. In this utensil the posture-woman, who is undressing, used to whirl herself round, and display other feats of indecent activity: "II suffit" (I transcribe from _Rouquet_, who is more circumstantial) "de vous laisser à deviner la destination de la chandelle. Ce grand plat va servir a cette femme comme à une poularde. Il sera mis au milieu de la table; elle s'y placera sur le dos; et l'ivresse et l'esprit de débauche feront trouver plaisant un jeu, qui de sang-froid ne le paroit guères." _Rouquet_, in his description of an _English_ tavern, such as that in which our scene lies, mentions the following as extraordinary conveniencies and articles of magnificence: "Du linge toujours blanc[5]--de tables de bois qu'on appelle ici mahogani--grand feu et gratis." Variations: _Pontac's_ head is added in the room of a mutilated _Cæsar_. Principal woman has a man's hat on. Rake's head altered. Undrest woman's head altered. Woman who spirts the wine, and she who threatens her with a drawn knife, have lower caps, &c. So entirely do our manners differ from those of fifty years ago, that I much question if at present, in all the taverns of _London_, any thing resembling the scene here exhibited by _Hogarth_ could be found. That we are less sensual than our predecessors, I do not affirm; but may with truth observe, we are more delicate in pursuit of our gratifications.--No young man, of our hero's fortune and education, would now think of entertaining half a score of prostitutes at a tavern, after having routed a set of feeble wretches, who are idly called our Guardians of the Night.