[46] The exigence of this card having been doubted, it is engraved in our title-page, from the original now in _Charles Street, Grosvenor Square_, in the possession of Dr. _Wright_. [47] This pun reminds us of a similar one from _Garth_ to _Rowe_, who making repeated use of his snuff-box, the _Doctor_ at last sent it to him with the two _Greek_ letters written on the lid, Φ, ρ, (_Phi, Ro_). At this the sour _Dennis_ was so provoked, as to declare, that "a man who could make such a vile pun, would not scruple to pick a pocket." [48] The cat spitting at the dog is a circumstance in the fourth plate of _Industry and Idleness_, where it is naturally introduced. The dog attends on a porter who is bringing in goods; and the warehouse cat, who considers this animal as an invader, is preparing to defend her person and premises. [49] When this ample, nay, redundant, apology by Dr. _Joseph Warton_ first made its appearance, _Hogarth_ was highly delighted with as much of it as he understood. But, not knowing the import of the word ΗθΟΣ [Greek: Ethos], he hastened to his friends for information. All, in their turn, sported with his want of skill in the learned languages; first telling him it was Greek for one strange thing, and then for another, so that his mind remained in a state of suspence; as, for aught he knew to the contrary, some such meaning might lie under these crooked letters, as would overset the compliments paid him in the former parts of the paragraph. No short time, therefore, had passed before he could determine whether he ought to retract or continue his charge against his adversary: but it was at last obliterated. For several months afterwards, however, poor _Hogarth_ never praised his provision or his wine, without being asked what proportion of the ΗθΟΣ [Greek: Ethos] he supposed to be in either. [50] An engraving from this picture may be expected from Mr. _Livesay_. [51] A polite gentleman, of great learning, and much esteemed. He had some good pictures, and a very fine library, in the great house at _Peckham_ (formerly inhabited by Lord _Trevor_), which, together with a considerable estate there, was bequeathed to him by his aunt Mrs. _Hill_. [52] See the names of the purchasers, and prices of this collection, in the _Gentleman's Magazine_, 1758, p. 225.