Ars catchpolaria, or the art of destroying mankind, intended as a vade-mecum or pocket companion to messengers and other executors of the law. In prose or verse I shall rehearse The mighty stretch of pow'r, Nor stand in awe of Butcher Law Or any son of whore; To give a whet, to smart my pate Subscribers must be willing; Claudero's scull is ever dull Without the sterling shilling. Subscription money is taken in voraciously by the Author himself, and by all others intrusted with proposals subscribed by him
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
printed for, and sold by the author
1775, MDCCLXXV. [1775]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Dedication signed: Claudero i.e. James Wilson. - English Short Title Catalog, T124860. - Price from imprint: price One Shilling. - Reproduction of original from British Library |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (vi,26p) 8° |