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Ars catchpolaria, or the art of destroying mankind

Intended as a Vade-mecum or Pocket Companion to Messengers and other executors of the Law [by James Wilson]
  

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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.