...entitled — W AND HIS THIRTEENS. " That monster Oppression — behold how he stalks ! — Ксеря picking the bones of the poor as he walks. There's not a mechanic throughout the whole land But what more or less feels the weight of his bond. That offspring of Tyranny, Baseness,...

...are entitled — W AND HIS THIRTEENS. " That monster Oppression — behold how he stalks ! — Keep:) picking the bones of the poor as he walks. There's not a mechanic throughout the whole land But what more or less feels the weight of his hand. That offspring of Tyranny, Baseness,...

...Watkinson who tried to enforce thirteen knives to the dozen when paying workmen in the 1780s (see Plate 2): That monster oppression behold how he stalks Keeps...baseness and pride, Our rights hath invaded and almost destroy'd, May that man be banish'd who villainy screens, Or sides with big W with his thirteens. And...