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"Novr. 8, 1782." Text: "O Britons be wise / And part these Allies / Or drive them both into the Bogs / I think it is fit / They both should submit / To Old England, or live upon Frogs." At lower right: "N.B. The rattlesnake is a character chosen by America." No. 10 in a series published by J. Barrow. Print shows a rattlesnake, representing America, presenting a basket of frogs to a Frenchman. Includes a short verse advising Britons to drive a wedge between the Americans and the French during the peace negotiation process. Library copy: cropped with loss of imprint at bottom.

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