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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/49 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/51 |
| Title | A Riddle Expounded or the Dignity of a Parsons Horse |
| Date | 6 Jul 1807 |
| Description | A ragged looking man talks to a mounted parson. the man, on the left, leaning on a stick asks :
"[Ha Ha!] the knaust doctor I be a rum fellow [Canst thee] tell me - why - a Parsons Horse - [be like a] King?" The parson, who is fat, with a drink-mottled complexion, looks down from his horse and replies:
"Why you rogue - because it is guided by a Minister."
Available on CD 163. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | 136
Woodward delt
London Pubd July 6th 1807 by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside
Price 1 sh collored |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 420 x 260 mm. The print has been damaged and poorly mended, hence the lacunae in the text. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 10904 |
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