The Landlord from The Gin-Shop by Cruikshank

This is the Landlord who coins his bright gold, ~~Out of the ruin of youthful and old, ~~Who drink the strong liquors he sells night and day, ~~At the bar of the Gin-shop, so glittering and gay.~~~~Illustration no. 4 of 12 by George Cruikshank to The Gin-Shop, a moralistic rhyme warning of the ruin gin can cause

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