A Modern Hercules, published November 17, 1795. '...Or, a Finishing Blow for Poor John Bull'. British prime minister William Pitt, brandishing a club inscribed 'Convention Bill', towers above a crouching John Bull on whose back is tied a burden of five bundles: 'Pensions', 'Subsidies', 'Tax', 'Taxation', 'Debt'.

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