"Where Ignorance is Bliss, 'Tis Folly to be Wise!" (New Version)
[John Leech]
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Illustrators: | J L, pseud. [John Leech] * |
Subjects: | Railways, Commerce, Charlatanry, Periodicals |
Shows two male street urchins standing on a street corner. A nearby wall is strewn with advertisements for railway periodicals. One boy asks the other to explain 'a Panic', to which 'Jim' replies: 'Blow'd if I know; but there's Von to be seen in the City'. |
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