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Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children

Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children

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Print shows England as an old man with wooden leg and crutch tugging on strings hooked onto the noses of five American men across a divide labeled "The Atlantic Ocean"; the men resist, shoot pellets at, and taunt old England. Includes a quote attributed to Shakespeare, "And therefore is England maimed & forc'd to go with a staff".

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01/01/1777

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Darly, Matthew, active 1741-1780, publisher

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Old England, 17.99358, -77.46606

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