The retort - an hieroglyphic epistle from the Revd. Dr. Whit

The retort - an hieroglyphic epistle from the Revd. Dr. Whitefield to Saml. Foote Esqr. A satirical letter, rendered in rebus form, supposedly from Evangelical Methodist minister Dr. George Whitefield to playwright Samuel Foote. In his 1760 play, The Minor, Foote mimicked Dr. Whitefield, causing a public uproar. Date 1760 December. The retort - an hieroglyphic epistle from the Revd. Dr. Whitefield to Saml. Foote Esqr. A satirical letter, rendered in rebus form, supposedly from Evangelical Methodist minister Dr. George Whitefield to playwright Samuel Foote. In his 1760 play, The Minor, Foote mimicked Dr. Whitefield, causing a public uproar. Date 1760 December

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