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In merry old England it once was the rule

Description

Abstract:
Caricature of Abraham Lincoln as a court jester with Alexander Pope's poem printed below.
Notes:
Poem: In merry old England it once was the rule/The people should have both a king and a fool/But here we're so frugal - deplorable thing -/Now we combine in one the Fool and the King

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Pope, Alexander, "In merry old England it once was the rule" (1863). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:69726/

Relations

Collection:

  • Lincoln Graphics

    Prints in the Lincoln collection are classified by Meserve numbers, and include most of the known photographic images of Lincoln, along with engravings and popular prints by, among other firms, Currier & Ives and Kurz & Allen. There are also …
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