Maxims in prose and verse : addressed to the affluent and benevolent public / By an unfortunate prisoner, of long durance in his Majesty's Goal [sic] of Newgate, for a debt.
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- Printed in the year 1788
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Credit: Maxims in prose and verse : addressed to the affluent and benevolent public / By an unfortunate prisoner, of long durance in his Majesty's Goal [sic] of Newgate, for a debt. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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