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Vows

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  • A man standing in a law court vows to reform to temperance. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • Jephthah makes a sacrifice of his daughter according to his rash vow. Line engraving by J.W. Cook after J. Opie.
  • A drunkard stands before his poor family and swears by the Holy Bible. Wood-engraving by J. Johnston, c. 1864, after G. Cruikshank.
  • Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.
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    Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

    O'Neil, Henry, 1817-1880. | Date: 1846 | Reference: 20812i
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    Jephthah makes a sacrifice of his daughter according to his rash vow. Line engraving by J.W. Cook after J. Opie.

    Opie, John, 1761-1807. | Reference: 18347i
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    A drunkard stands before his poor family and swears by the Holy Bible. Wood-engraving by J. Johnston, c. 1864, after G. Cruikshank.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1864 | Reference: 26047i
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    A man standing in a law court vows to reform to temperance. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

    Wilson, T. C. | Date: [1840?] | Reference: 25953i
    Part of: The life of a working man
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