The answer an hieroglyphic epistle from a modern fine [lady] to a maccaroni [gentleman] [graphic].[21 October 1799]eng"The answer. An hieroglyphic epistle from a modern fine (lady) to a macaroni DescriptionHieroglyphic letter. An answer to BMSat 5079. The same etched figures, reversed, ornament the title.D(ear) delec(table) S(eye)r (Ewer) (letter) (eye) (saw) And the (heart) of a Rock (ewer) mis(Fortune)s wou'd thaw (Eye) Pitied (ass) soon (ass) your (lines) met my (eyes) And (Yew) may at (pea)resent w(eye)th me Sym(pea)athize For (eye) in a (tree)aty of Marr(eye)age of Late Had come (toe) Conclus(eye)on with Lord Awkward (Gate) The L(eye)cence (pea)rocur'd and the Marr(eye)age gone thro (Toe) re(pear) (toe) h(eye)s (house) w(ass) the next th(eye)ng (toe) do (Butt) my (head) w(ass) so h(eye)gh and his door w(ass) so low T(hat) in(toe) the (house) I was (knot) a(bell) (toe) go My Lord (eye)n a (pea)et h(eye)s Instr(yew)ct(eye)ons X(pea)rest T(hat) my (head) (shoe)ld in f(yew)t(yew)re (bee) otherw(eye)se Drest (Butt) before (eye) wo(yew)ld my (pie)ramid Lower (Eye)d lose (coach) and 6 and hus(band) and Dower For (eye)ll tell (Eve)ry Mod(urn) drest (Maid)en or w(eye)fe The h(eye)gher her (head) the (grate)er (eye)n l(eye)fe T(hen) (ladies) (toe) Sh(eye)ne (yew) Must learn (toe) (bee) Vain Of the Mount on (ewer) (head) and the length of (ewer) Train S(eye)nce Equal Mis(Fortune)s on (bee)oth have at(10)ded Our (4)ces let's Jo(eye)n (ass) our Troubles are (bee)lended (Eye) am (grate)ly Agreea(bell) Sr (ewer)s Awkward (Gate)"--British Museum catalogueTitle from first line of text.Publication date based on partnership of publishers. Partnership of Robert Laurie and James Whittle formed in 1799. See Maxted, I. London book trades.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Engraved rhymed letter in the form of rebus. The following words within title are represented by a rebus: "lady" by an image of a woman dressed in macaroni fashion, "gentleman" by an image of a man dressed in macaroni fashion.Restrike, by a different publisher. Cf. No. 5080 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.Watermark: Horn with monogram JM below.Publication date partially erased from this impression and the last two digits, i.e., '70,' supplied in contemporary manuscript.