l. 16. -----
"The Reynoldses two", i.e. Sir Joshua and his sister,
Miss Reynolds.
l. 17. -----
"Little Comedy's face". 'Little Comedy' was Goldsmith's
name for the younger Miss Horneck, Catherine, and already
engaged to H. W. Bunbury ('v. supra'), to whom she was married
in 1771. She died in 1799, and had also been painted by
Reynolds.
l. 18. -----
"the Captain in lace". This was Charles Horneck, Mrs.
Horneck's son, an officer in the Foot-guards. He afterwards
became a general, and died in 1804. (See note, p. 247, l. 31.)
l. 44. -----
"to-day's Advertiser". The lines referred to are said
by Prior to have been as follows:--
While fair Angelica, with matchless grace,
Paints Conway's lovely form and Stanhope's face;
Our hearts to beauty willing homage pay,
We praise, admire, and gaze our souls away.
But when the likeness she hath done for thee,
O Reynolds! with astonishment we see,
Forced to submit, with all our pride we own,
Such strength, such harmony, excell'd by none,
And thou art rivall'd by thyself alone.
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