G.

_Caricature; a Canterbury Tale._--Many facts are recorded in the

caricatures of the day, of which there is no other account. The reference

of the following may be well known, but I should feel obliged by any of

your correspondents explaining it. Fox, the Prince of Wales, and a third

figure (?), are in a boat pushing off from shore, with Burke looking over a

wall with a large bag in his hand. He says, "D----me, Charley, don't leave

me in the lurch;" who replies, "Self-preservation is the first law of

nature." His companions joining with "Push off, Charley, push off."

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