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Gladstone, asleep in a chair next to a fire, has a nightmare vision of Disraeli showing Queen Victoria celebrating Christmas dinner with foreigners, including a Chinese man, a native American, an African man and an Indian man. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 25 December 1886.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 25 December 1886Reference: 565025i- Pictures
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Free trade represented as a woman: the left half is a skeleton being cursed by unemployed and starving British workers; the right half is a beautiful young woman who is giving gold to importers of foreign goods. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 21 November 1886.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 21 November 1885Reference: 565092i- Pictures
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A woman on whose dress is written "Radicalism" has taken some "disestablishment poison" after reading that her lover has been hanged; the dog is eating the meal on the table, which is inscribed with "capital". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 November 1885, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 14 November 1885Reference: 565057i- Pictures
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Three politicians accused of treason being evicted by the police. Colour lithograph by T. Merry after himself, 8 March 1890.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 8 March 1890Reference: 564646i- Pictures
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Nine men in a public bath; representing the Liberals' rejection of doubts about Home rule for Ireland. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1886.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 20 November 1886Reference: 13792i- Pictures
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W.E. Gladstone as a quack doctor selling remedies from his caravan; representing his advocacy of the Home Rule Bill in Parliament. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1889.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: June 22nd 1889Reference: 13793i- Pictures
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Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 24 May 1890Reference: 26065i- Books
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Whipping-Tom: or, a rod for a proud lady, bundled up in four feeling discourses, Both Serious and Merry. In order to touch The Fair Sex to the Quick. I. Of the foppish mode of taking snuff. II. Of the Expensive Use of Drinking Tea. III. Of their Ridiculous Walking in red Cloaks, like Soldiers. IV. Of their immodest wearing hoop-petticoats. To which is added, a new satyr, for the use of the female voluntiers in Hyde-Park.
Date: 1722- Pictures
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John Bull making hop-tea in front of a hop grower and his workers; representing adulteration of beer by brewers. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 11 October 1890Reference: 25922i- Books
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Wanton Tom or the merry history of Tom Stitch the taylor.
Date: [1770?]- Books
The merry quack doctor; or, the fun box broke open / [Tom Killegrew].
Killegrew, Tom, Jnr., pseud.Date: 1778?]- Books
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Wanton Tom; or, The merry history Tom Stitch, the taylor. Part the second.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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Tom Tram's mad pranks and merry conceits. Part II.
Date: Printed in this present year, [1775?]- Books
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Wanton Tom; or the merry history of Tom Stitch, the taylor. Part the first.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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Wanton Tom, or The merry history of Tom Stitch, the taylor. In two parts.
Date: [1760?]- Books
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Wanton Tom: or, The merry history of Tom. Stich the-taylor, &c. Licensed according to order.
Date: [1720?]- Books
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The third part of the mad pranks and merry conceits of Tom Tram.
Date: printed in this present year, [1775?]- Books
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Tom gay's comical Jester; or The wit's merry medley; Being a new and most beautiful collection of brilliant jests, funny jokes, merry stories, amorous adventures, pleasant tales, smart repartees, witty quibbles, Irish bulls, &c. &c. To which is added, a curious collection of new conundrums, rebusses, and riddles, sharp epigrams, droll epitaphs, amorous poems, songs, fables, &c. The whole being entirely freed from that dulness which infests most other jest-books-and is calculated to kill care, banish sorrow, promote mirth, crack the sides, chear the heart, and prove an everlasting cordial of low spirits.
Gay, Tom.Date: 1763- Books
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Tom Gay's Comical jester, or The wit's merry medley, refin'd; being a new and most beautiful collection of brilliant jests, funny joaks, merry stories, Humorous Adventures, Pleasant Tales, Strange Frolics, Smart Repartees, Witty Quibbles, Irish-Bulls, &c. &c. To which is added, A curious Collection of New Conundrums, Rebusses and Riddles, sharp Epigrams, droll Epitaphs, amorous Poems, Songs, Fables, &c. The whole being entirely freed from that Dulness which infests most other Jest-Books and is calculated to kill Care, banish Sorrow, promote Mirth, crack the Sides, chear the Heart, and prove an everlasting Cordial for Low Spirits.
Gay, Tom.Date: 1765- Books
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Tom gay's comical Jester, or The wit's merry medley; Being a new and most beautiful collection of brilliant jests, funny jokes, merry stories, humorous adventures, pleasant tales, smart repartees, witty quibbles, & Irish bulls, &c. &c. To which is added, a curious collection of new conundrums, rebusses and riddles, sharp epigrams, droll epitaphs, amorous, poems, songs, fables, &c. The whole being entirely freed from that dulness which infects most other jest books-and is calculated to kill care, banish sorrow, promote mirth, crack the sides, choar the heart, and prove an everlasting gordial for low spirits.
Gay, Tom.Date: [1770?]- Books
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Tom Thumb's royal riddle book: for the tiral of dull witts. Being a collection of new and ingenious guesses. Composed for the benefit of all that desire to try their wits, by reading these merry questions and answers.
Thumb, Tom.Date: 1788- Books
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The history of John Cheap the Chapman, Containing above a hundred merry exploits, done by him and his fellow traveller, drouthy tom, a sticket shaver.
Graham, Dougal, 1724-1779.Date: 1782- Books
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The history of John Cheap the chapman containing above a hundred merry exploits done by him and his fellow traveller, Drouthy Tom, a sticket shaver.
Graham, Dougal, 1724-1779.Date: 1785- Books
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The history of John Cheap the comical chapman. Containing above a hundred merry exploits done by him and his fellow traveller. Drouthy Tom. A sticket shaver.
Graham, Dougal, 1724-1779.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The history of John Cheap, the chapman Containing above an hundred merry exploits, done by him and his fellow traveller Drowthy Tom a sticket shaver. Part first.
Graham, Dougal, 1724-1779.Date: Printed in October, 1789