See No. 15573. The title continues: 'in the Earl Street Garden. An Allegory'. Henry Grey in gown and bands walks amorously with a meretricious-looking Susanna, right arm round her waist, left hand on her breast. With his usual smile, he says, quoting the Apocrypha, '"Behold the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee." I own with deep contrition that I was blind to thy transcendent beauty, until my better half Anglicana, pointed it out to me. But now my sweet, sweet! adorable Susanna, thy loveliness pervades my whole Soul!!! Oh! my amativeness makes me sigh a Lass and a Lack a day!' Susanna: 'Alas! "I am straitened \ "on every side, for if I do this thing it is death to me". Anglicanus I confess that I feel an inward impulse toward the [sic], from the soft words which fall from the sweet melodious tongue of your "mask mouth"'. The 'Scribe' of No. 15581 (Campbell) watches them with folded arms, a pen behind his ear: 'Susanna, Susanna! and is it thus you prefer Anglicanus to me, who has loved and cherished thee so long &amp; faithfully. Alas! my soul faileth me! Susanna I would quit the world for thy sake and live with the in the wilds of Wallachia'. 'Anglicana' (Mrs. Grey), leaning from behind a tree (right), to listen, exclaims, 'Fool that I was to draw his attetion [sic] to the wining [sic] beauty of that female! I fear it will be his ruin, &amp; me to be the remote Cause of it'.
<p><br>On the right, also behind a tree, is Dr. Thomson, watching the couple: 'Yes! yes &amp; it is you Anglicanus, who accuses me of "not being squeamish, in the company or pursuits to which I give my hours of recreation" ! and is this the way you and your friend the Chairman [Campbell] amuse yourselves in your leisure hours? Little other could be expected from readers of "Ferdinand | "Mendiz Pinto, one of the impurest scenes of one \ "of the impurest Plays in the English language [Congreve's 'Love for Love']. I think I may return the compliment, "poor | "man he will say any thing but his prayers!"' Below him 'Brownie' sits on a branch, ejaculating, '"Ma conscience! Wha wad hae thought it o' the Beau Ideal? [see No. 15580] he is sic a different man at hame, Alas for the Sure Record!'.  1828
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