Ye Ghosts of the Innocents. (A Ballad of Blackwall)
Anon
Genre: | Poetry |
Subjects: | Public Health, Disease, Medical Practitioners, Supernaturalism |
Notes how the 'Public Health Bill's ghost, all white, / Sat on Cowper's back astride, / And Dr. Jenner's outraged sprite / Shook a lancet at his side!' (47). | |
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