The gentle craft's complaint  or, The Jolly Shoe-Makers humble Petition to the Queen and Parliament; with their great hopes of the advancement of each leather trade. Tune of, Now, now comes on the glorious year.

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Shoemakers - Poetry - Early works to 1800

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The gentle craft's complaint or, The Jolly Shoe-Makers humble Petition to the Queen and Parliament; with their great hopes of the advancement of each leather trade. Tune of, Now, now comes on the glorious year.