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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.

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.

A man standing in a law court vows to reform to temperance. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.