| Show how john ball dot ills name john bull the mythical personage supposed to represent the english people and now figuring largely in editorial writing and in cartoons was says the baltimore sun the invention of dr arbuthnot in one of his satirical sketches ridiculing the great duke of marlborough in the opinion of dr johnson arbuthnot was the first man among the eminent writers in queen annes time lie drew john bull as the typical englishman a stout red faced old farmer far too corpulent for comfort choleric but withal an honest and well meaning fellow he clothed him in leather breeches and top boots put a stout oaken cudgel in his hand and a bull dog at liis heels and set him up for all time to serve as the representative englishman |
