The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Tobias Smollett: “…erving, that the image was, without all doubt, very grand and magnificent; but that he had been obliged for the idea to Mr. Bayes in "The Rehearsal," who values himself upon the same figure, conveyed in these words, "But all these clouds, when by the eye of reason grasp'd, etc."”
The Pirate by Walter Scott: “"the Rehearsal is the best farce ever was written--and I'll make him kiss the gunner's daughter that denies it.”