Behind a well-made trench, fronted with palisades, appear the heads of its defenders; words issue from their mouths in long labels. One man stands on the top of the trench, his cap is inscribed "Death or Liberty", his coat and stockings are ragged, and he stands as if shivering with cold, his bayonetted musket tucked under his arm and pointing downwards; he says "I swear its plaguy Cold Jonathan; I don't think They'll Attack us, Now You". The other men, whose heads and shoulders only appear above the trench, say (l. to right.): "I dont feel bold today" (the speaker is dressed as a minister, with flat hat, lank hair, and bands). His neighbour says, "I fear they'll Shoot Again"; a man wearing a "Death or Liberty" hat says, 
<p><br><br>"How, Borgoine &amp; Clinton
<br>let us keep a good Sqint on 
<br>for if they come here 
<br>they'll warm us I fear"
<br><br>Another man wearing a "Death or Liberty" cap says
<br><br>"blast their Eyes 
<br>We'll have no Excise"
<br><br>Another minister of puritanic appearance says,
<br><br>"Tis Old Olivers Cause 
<br>No Monarchy nor Laws"
<br><br>He holds a flag on which is a tree, inscribed "Liberty", surmounted by a fool's cap and flanked by two gibbets labelled "The Fruit". Another man wearing a "Death or Liberty" cap, says, "I fear Our Genll is Still a Labourer in Vain". The last man is in military uniform with epaulettes and a gorget; one hand is on a small cannon in an embrasure, the other holds a bottle which stands on a thick book, presumably a Bible; he says "The Spirit moves us in Sun-dry places &amp;c. Yet I fear the Lord is not With us."
<br>Beneath the design is etched,
<br><br>"Behold the Yankies in there ditch's
<br>Whose Conscience gives such griping twitch's
<br>They'r ready to Be S--t their Brech's. Yankie Doodle do.
<br><br>Next see the Hypocritic parson
<br>Who thay all wish to turn an A--s on
<br>Altho' the Devil keps the farce on. Yankie &amp;c.
<br><br>See Putnam that Commands in Chief Sir
<br>Who looks &amp; Labours like a thief sir
<br>To get them daily Bread &amp; Beef sir. Yankie &amp;c.
<br><br>Their Congress now is quite disjoint'd
<br>Since Gibbits sis for them appointed
<br>For fighting gainst ye Lords Annointed. Yankie, doodle"  1776
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<br>Etching
1776<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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