Cruikshank, The Gin Shop, plate 8

This is the pastor, so noble and kind, Who pitied the woman, with wobegone face, And the husband, the drunkard, in rags and disgrace, Who is served by the lady, all jewels and lace... Illustration no. 8 of 12 by George Cruikshank to The Gin-Shop, a moralistic rhyme warning of the ruin gin can cause

Alcoholism Cruikshank Drunk Drunkard Drunkenness Liquor Moralising Pastor Temperance