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Chap-books of the eighteenth century (1882)

Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London Chatto and Windus · leaf 270

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e. The Gypsies hearing this having made haste to dry them-selves, got out of the town before day break, and never camethere afterwards. The right-hand upper portion of the engraving representsTom cutting some shavings of wood from the gallows, to putin the ale of some persons who had played a… … Printed and Sold in Aldermary Church Yard. London. 254 CJiap-Bcoks of the Eighteenth Century. From the preface, and its general internal evidence, thisChap-book seems to be recollections of a real person, who waslocally famous, and whose actions were traditionally handeddown. Only a few of the…

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