See No. 15586. Brownie, seated behind a plain wooden table, entertains two fishermen, larger in scale than himself, both holding full glasses. One (left), wearing sea-boots, sits facing a decanter labelled 'Christian Instructor', and having a miniature head of Thomson as stopper. He says: 'That is confounded strong stuff, it makes my een water. Brownie are ye sure it is genuine?' His vis-à-vis, seated on a chest, faces a tall slim bottle stoppered with Grey's head, and labelled 'Anglicanus'. He says: 'what insipid trash  this is, it's little batter than dubwater. Jack, I think I'll taste, your bottle next; I hate any thing weak'. Before Brownie is a little tankard of 'Gin'. He says: 'My conscience! Drink awa freends, and tak your choice 0' the liquors; some people prefer the one, and some the other; for my part I hae strong objections to them both, and on that account, you'll excuse me taking gin, which I think a purer spirit than either'.  1828
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1828<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1828-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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