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"Mr. Punch's" Book of Arms

Hall Caine, first Lord Manxman.

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Arms / quarterly / i three human legs conjoined at the thigh and flexed in a triangle garnished and hygienically knickered proper running galy through several editions / ij under a flourish proper of trumpets a christian in broadcloth issuant pele-mele from a printing-press / iij sable a scapegoat preceded in triumph by a bondsman more or less accurately portrayed / iiij two Manx cats passant with sensational tales sported and displayed specially contributed by the present holder of the title. Crest / an author of distinction aesthetically habited proper, charged in outrecuidance with a sprig of the Ma+n+x Beerbohm effrontee for reclame. Supporters / dexter, an ancient statesman void of guile inveigled drawn and exploited to the full / sinister, a dignitary of the church radiant in approbation scenting purple patches for delivery in a rural diocese arrayed proper to the nines. Second Motto / 'And the harvest shall be mine.'

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MY COUNTRY IS DEAR, BUT LIBERTY IS DEARER
MY COUNTRY IS DEAR, BUT LIBERTY IS DEARER
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