The bottle has done its work- it has destroyed the infant and the mother, it has brought the son and daughter to vice and to the streets and has left the father a hopeless maniac.

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The New Union Club
The New Union Club
George Cruikshank, published July 19, 1819
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George Cruikshank, May 7, 1814
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George Cruikshank, published May 6, 1818
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George Cruikshank, published September 6, 1815
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The T Trade in Hot Water
George Cruikshank, published November 14, 1818
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The Cholic
George Cruikshank, published February 12, 1819
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Hunt-ing the Bull!!
George Cruikshank, published February 8, 1817

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