Antisejanus Drink deep, or taste not the Porterian Spring., British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows a full-length portrait of a man (possibly Dr. W. Scott) reading from a book, "The Perils of Poetry." In the background a winged donkey flies over a stream spilling from a barrel, labeled "Trin : Coll," on which sits an owl.

Caption continues: A parson in politics is like a monkey in a toyshop - He may do much mischief, but cannot possibly do any good.

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 4127

Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 621.

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