Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe
[Thomas Hood]
Genre: | Poetry, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. [2] |
Illustrators: | T Hood |
Subjects: | Natural History, Disease |
The sailor, John Jones, has been bitten in half by a shark. The illustration captioned 'Sea-Consumption—Waisting Away' (facing 24) depicts a man bitten in half. In answer to the question: 'How are ye?' from a sailor on a nearby ship, the top half of the man replies: 'Very middling'. The illustration captioned 'A Centre-Bit' (24) depicts an eel held in the middle by a heron. | |
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