1 7 3 5 ▁and ▁in ▁which ▁Pope ▁confirmed ▁his ▁author ship ▁of ▁the ▁original . ▁The ▁painting ▁and ▁early ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁print ▁included ▁a ▁quot ation ▁from ▁Pope ' s ▁work : ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁stuck ▁to ▁the ▁wall ▁above ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁head ▁originally ▁featured ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Pope ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁pun ning ly ▁mock ed ▁as ▁" H is ▁Hol iness ▁Pope ▁Alexander ", ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁a pe ▁we aring ▁a ▁pap al ▁ti ara ▁with ▁an ▁ass ▁as ▁his ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁The ▁initial ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁print ▁kept ▁the ▁quot ation ▁but ▁replaced ▁the ▁genu ine ▁bill ▁with ▁a ▁representation ▁( which ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁entirely ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Hog arth ▁rather ▁than ▁copied ▁from ▁a ▁real ▁bill ) ▁of ▁Pope ▁cl ash ing ▁with ▁Edmund ▁Cur ll ▁over ▁the ▁una ut hor ised ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁correspond ence . ▁Although ▁Hog arth ▁and ▁Pope ▁had ▁never ▁met , ▁this ▁literary ▁insp iration ▁led ▁to ▁spec ulation ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁Hog arth ' s ▁poet ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁targets ▁of ▁Pope ' s ▁sat ire . ▁Ned ▁Ward , ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁London ▁Sp y ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁cont ender , ▁as ▁was ▁Lewis ▁The ob ald , ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁lines ▁quoted ▁from ▁Pope ▁in ▁Hog arth ' s ▁original ▁print ▁referred . ▁▁ ▁How ▁far ▁Hog arth ▁sympath ised ▁with ▁Pope ▁is ▁question able . ▁The ▁original ▁bill ▁mock ed ▁him ,