A warm place -- hell : On brave rescinders! To yon yawning bell, seventeen such mescreants sure will startle Hell; there puny villians damn'd for petty sin, on such distinguish'd scoundrels gaze and grin; The out done Devil will resign his sway, he never curse his millions in a day

A warm place -- hell : On brave rescinders! To yon yawning bell, seventeen such mescreants sure will startle Hell; there puny villians damn'd for petty sin, on such distinguish'd scoundrels gaze and grin; The out done Devil will resign his sway, he never curse his millions in a day

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Summary: The devil with a pitchfork pushes seventeen men into the yawning, fiery jaws of a monster representing the mouth of Hell, saying "Now I've got you, a fine hawl by Jove". Above is a flying devil, crying "Push on Tim," referring to Timothy Ruggles, an active loyalist...

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Corporate Author: Political Cartoon Collection (John Carter Brown Library)
Other Authors: Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 (Printmaker)
Format: Photo
Language:English
Published: [Boston] : Pubd. accordg. to act by M. Darly [monogram], [1768]
Subjects:
Calef, John, > 1725-1812 > depicted
Calef, John, > 1725-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ruggles, Timothy, > 1711-1795 > depicted
Ruggles, Timothy, > 1711-1795 > Caricatures and cartoons
American loyalists > depicted > Massachusetts,.
Devil > depicted
Devil
Hell
Pitchforks
Snakes
Massachusetts > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Humor
Massachusetts > Politics and government > To 1775 > Humor
Imprint 1768
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Call Number: Print Un768 .R452w

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