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1759 entitled "To David Garrick Esq. the Petition of I, in 

 behalf of herself and sister," in which he charged that actor 

 with pronouncing many words spelt with I as if the vowel U 

 was made use of. The pamphlet is sunk into oblivion, but the 

 Epigram with which Garrick replied to him is one of the best 

 in the English language. 



If 'tis true, as you say, that I've injured a letter, 

 I'll change my notes soon, and 1 hope for the better; 

 May the just rights of letters, as well as of men, 

 Hereafter be fixed by the tongue and the pen ! 

 Most devoutly I wish that they both have their due. 

 And that I may never be mistaken for U. 



Hill also became embroiled in a contest with Woodward 

 the Comedian, who answered him in a pamphlet with this motto. 



** I do remember an Apothecary, cuUing of simples, " 

 alluding to a story that Hill was forbidden the entrance to 

 some nobleman's gardens, for having purloined several valua- 

 ble plants. 



There is a portrait of him after a painting by F. Cotes, 1757, 

 engraved by R. Houston. An oval, with a solitaire. 



The following are his chief works relating to Gardening. 



1. A method of raising Trees from the leaves. Under the 

 assumed name of Thomas Barnes, London. 1758, 8vo. 



2. Eden; or a complete body of Gardening, 60 coloured 

 plates, London I folio. 



3. Complete body of Husbandry, with plate*, folio. 



