THE ENGLISH SPY AN ORIGINAL WORK, CHARACTERISTIC, SATIRICAL, AND HUMOROUS, COMPRISING SCENES AND BEING PORTRAITS OF THE ILLUS- TRIOUS, EMINENT, ECCENTRIC AND NOTORIOUS DRAWN FROM THE LIFE BY BERNARD BLACKMANTLE THE ILLUSTRATIONS DESIGNED BY ROBERT CRUIKSHANK VOL. I A NEW EDITION METHUEN & CO. LONDON THE FIVE PRINCIPAL ORDERS OF SOCIETY. The King-Corinthian; an elegant Female-Composite; the Nobleman -Doric; a Member of the University-Ionic; and the Buck of Fashion -Tuscan. On the left hand may be seen a specimen of the Exquisite, a new order in high estimation at the west end of the Town; and on the right hand stands an old order of some solidity in the eastern parts of the Metropolis. Fashion, Taste, and Fame, are emblematical of the varied pursuits of life; while the Army and Navy of the country are the capitals that crown the superstructure, combining the ornamental with the useful. |