My Stars and Garters!
Punch
Genre: | Letter, Spoof |
Subjects: | Invention, Engineers, Patronage |
People mentioned: | Henry Cort |
Criticises the fact that the sum of pensions charged to the Civil List amounts to £1,200, while some £4,625 is spent on 'flunkeyism'. | |
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