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a K. OGDEN 
 
 THE POLITICAL 
 
 HOUSE 
 
 THAT 
 
 JACK BUILT. 
 
 A straw — thrown up to show which way the 
 
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 LONDON: 
 PRINTED BY AND FOR WILLIAM HONE, LUDGATE HILL. 
 
 1819. 
 
 ONE SHILLING. 
 
  " Many, whose sequester'd lot 
 
 Forbids their interference, looking on, 
 Anticipate perforce some dire event ; 
 And, seeing the old castle of the state, 
 That promis'd once more firmness, so assail'd, 
 That all its tempest-beaten turrets shake, 
 Stand motionless expectants of its fall." 
 
 Cowper. 
 
 NOTE. 
 
 Each Motto that follows, is from Cowper's " Task." 
 
^ t SA^TA BARBARA 
 
 THE AUTHORS 
 
 S% W6 DEDICATION 
 
 TO HIS POLITICAL GODCHILD. 
 
 TO 
 
 DOCTOR SLOP, 
 
 IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF 
 
 MANY PUBLIC TESTIMONIALS OF HIS FILIAL GRATITUDE; 
 
 AND TO 
 
 THE NURSERY OF CHILDREN, 
 
 SIX FEET HIGH, 
 
 HIS READERS, 
 
 FOR THE DELIGHT AND INSTRUCTION OF 
 THEIR UNINFORMED MINDS ; 
 
 THIS JUVENILE PUBLICATION 
 
 IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, 
 BY 
 
 THE DOCTORS POLITICAL GODFATHER, 
 
 THE AUTHOR. 
 
 NOTE. — The Publication wherein the Author of" The Political 
 House that Jack Built" conferred upon Dr. SLOP the lasting dis~ 
 inction of his name, was a Jeu d' 'Esprit, entitled " Buonaparte-phobia, 
 t Cursing made easy to the meanest capacity" — it is reprinted, and 
 iay be had of the Publisher, Price One Shilling. . . 
 
" A distant age asks where the fabric stood." 
 
 THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. 
 

 " Not to understand a treasure's worth, 
 
 Till time has stolen away the sKghted good, 
 
 Is cause of half the poverty we feel, 
 
 And makes the world the wilderness it is." 
 
 THIS IS 
 
 THE WEALTH 
 
 that lay 
 In the House that Jack built. 
 
" A race obscene, 
 
 Spawn'd in the muddy beds of Nile, came forth, 
 
 Polluting Egypt : gardens, fields, and plains, 
 
 Were cover'd with the pest ; 
 
 The croaking nuisance lurk'd in every nook ; 
 
 Nor palaces, nor even chambers, 'scap'd ; 
 
 And the land stank — so num'rous was the fry." 
 
 THESE ABE 
 
 THE VERMIN 
 
 That plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, 
 That Jack built. 
 
" Once enslaved', farewell ! 
 
   * * # 
 
 Do I foreftode impossible events, 
 
 And tremble at vain dreams ? Heav'n grant I may !" 
 
 THIS IS 
 
 THE THING, 
 
 that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it, 
 
 by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, 
 That plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, 
 That Jack built. 
 
" The seals of office glitter in his eyes ; 
 He climbs, he pants, he grasps them — 
 To be a pest where he was useful once." 
 
 this is 
 
 THE PUBLIC INFORMER, 
 
 who 
 Would put clown the Thing, 
 
 that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it, 
 
 by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, that plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, that Jack built. 
 
" Ruffians are abroad 
 
 * * 
 
 Leviathan is not so tamed." 
 
 THESE ARE 
 
 THE REASONS OF LAWLESS POWER 
 
 That back the Public Informer, 
 
 who 
 Would put clown the Thing, 
 
 that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it, 
 
 by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, 
 That plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, 
 That Jack built. 
 
Great talents." 
 
 " Great offices will have 
 
 This is THE MAN — all shaven and shorn, 
 All coyer'd with Orders — and all forlorn ; 
 
THE DANDY OF SIXTY, 
 
 who bows with a grace, 
 And has taste in wigs, collars, 
 
 cuirasses and lace ; 
 Who, to tricksters, and fools, 
 
 leaves the State and its treasure, 
 And, when Britain's in tears, 
 
 sails about at his pleasure: 
 Who spurn'd from his presence 
 
 the Friends of his youth, 
 And now has not one 
 
 who will tell him the truth ; 
 Who took to his counsels, 
 
 in evil hour, 
 The Friends to the Reasons 
 
 of lawless Power • 
 That back the Public Informer, 
 
 who 
 Would put down the Thing, 
 
 that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it, 
 
 by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, 
 That plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, 
 That Jack built. 
 
" Portentous, unexampled, unexplain'd ! 
 ^— — — — What man seeing this, 
 And having human feelings, does not blush, 
 And hang his head, to think himself a man ? 
 
 ' I cannot rest 
 
 A silent witness of the headlong rage, 
 Or heedless folly, by which thousands die 
 Bleed gold for Ministers to sport away." 
 
 THESE ARE 
 
 THE PEOPLE 
 
 all tatter'd and torn, 
 Who curse the day 
 
 wherein they were born, 
 On account of Taxation 
 
 too great to be borne, 
 And pray for relief, 
 
 from night to morn ; 
 Who, in vain, Petition 
 
 in every form, 
 
Who, peaceably Meeting- 
 
 to ask for Reform, 
 Were sabred by Yeomanry Cavalry, 
 
 who, 
 Were thank'd by THE MAN, 
 
 all shaven and shorn, 
 All cover'd with Orders — 
 
 and all forlorn ; 
 THE DANDY OF SIXTY, 
 
 who bows with a grace, 
 And has taste in wigs, collars, 
 
 cuirasses, and lace ; 
 Who, to tricksters, and fools, 
 
 leaves the State and its treasure, 
 And when Britain's in tears, 
 
 sails about at his pleasure ; 
 Who spurn'd from his presence 
 
 the Friends of his youth, 
 And now has not one 
 
 who will tell him the truth ; 
 Who took to his counsels, in evil hour, 
 The Friends to the Reasons of lawless Power, 
 That back the Public Informer, who 
 Would put down the Thing, that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it, by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, that plunder the Wealth, 
 
 That lay in the House, that Jack built. 
 
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THE DOCTOR. 
 
 " At his last gasp— as if with opiuiti drugg'd." 
 
 DERRY-DOWN TRIANGLE. 
 
 "He that sold his country." 
 
 THE SPOUTER OF FROTH. 
 
 " With merry descants on a nation's woes — 
 There is a public mischief in his mirth." 
 
 THE GUILTY TRIO. 
 
 " Great skill have they in palmistry, and more 
 To conjure clean away the gold they touch, 
 Conveying worthless dross into its place; 
 Loud when they beg, dumb only when they steal. 
 
 * * * * 
 
 Dream after dream ensues ; 
 
 And still they dream, that they shall still succeed, 
 And still are disappointed." 
 
 This is THE DOCTOR 
 
 of Circular fame, 
 
 A Driv'ller, a Bigot, a Knave 
 without shame 
 
And that's DERRY DOWN TRIANGLE 
 
 by name, 
 From the Land of mis-rule, 
 
 and half-hanging, and flame: 
 And that is THE SPOUTER OF FROTH 
 
 BY THE HOUR, 
 The worthless colleague 
 
 of their infamous power ; 
 Who dubb'd him ' the Doctor' 
 
 whom now he calls ' brother', 
 And, to get at his Place, 
 
 took a shot at the other ; 
 Who haunts their Bad House, 
 
 a base living to earn, 
 By playing Jack-pudding, and Ruffian, 
 
 in turn ; 
 W ho bullies, for those 
 
 whom he bullied before; 
 Their Flash-man, their Bravo, 
 
 a son of a ; 
 
 The hate of the People, 
 
 all tatter 'd and torn, 
 Who curse the dav 
 
 wherein they were born, 
 On account of Taxation 
 
 too great to be borne, 
 And pray for relief 
 
 from night to morn ; 
 
Who, in vain, Petition 
 
 in every form ; 
 Who peaceably Meeting, 
 
 to ask for Reform, 
 Were sabred by Yeomanry Cavalry, 
 
 who, 
 Were thank'd by THE MAN, J 
 
 all shaven and shorn, 
 All cover'd with Orders — 
 
 and all forlorn ; 
 THE DANDY OF SIXTY, | 
 
 who bows with a grace, 
 And has taste in wigs, collars, 
 
 cuirasses, and lace: 
 Who to tricksters and fools, 
 
 leaves the State and its treasure, 
 And, when Britain's in tears, 
 
 sails about at his pleasure: 
 Who spurn'd from his presence 
 
 the Friends of his youth, 
 And now has not one 
 
 who will tell him the truth ; 
 Who took to his counsels, in evil hour, 
 The Friends to the Reasons of lawless Power ; 
 That back the Public Informer, who 
 Would put down the Thing, that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it, by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, that plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, that Jack built. 
 
  " Burghers, men immaculate perhaps 
 
 In all their private functions, once combin'il, 
 Become a loathsome body, only fit 
 For dissolution. 
 
 _____ Power usurp'd 
 
 Is weakness when oppos'd ; conscious of wrung, 
 'Tis pusillanimous ami prone to Sight. 
 
 I could endure 
 
 Chains nowhere patiently; ami chains at home, 
 Where I am free by birthright; not at all." 
 
 This WORD is the Watchword— 
 
 the talisman word, 
 
 That the WATERLOO-MAN 's to crush 
 
 w iili his suiir*! ; 
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But, if shielded by Norfolk 
 
 and Bedford's alliance, 
 It will set both his sword, 
 
 and him, at defiance ; 
 If Fitzwilliam, and Grosvenor, and 
 
 Albemarle aid it, 
 And assist its best Champions, 
 
 who then dare invade it ? 
 'Tis the terrible WORD OF FEAR, 
 
 night and morn, 
 To the Guilty Trio, 
 
 all cover' d with scorn ; 
 First, to the Doctor, 
 
 of Circular fame, 
 A Driv'ller, a Bigot, a Knave 
 
 without shame : 
 And next, Derry Down Triangle 
 
 by name, 
 From the Land of Mis-rule, 
 
 and Half-hanging, and Flame 
 And then, to the Spouter of Froth 
 
 by the hour, 
 The worthless colleague 
 
 of their infamous power ; 
 Who dubb'd him ' the Doctor', 
 
 whom now he calls • brother', 
 And, to get at his Place, 
 
 took a shot at the other; 
 
Who haunts then* Bad House., 
 
 a base living to earn, 
 By playing- Jack-Pudding, and Ruffian, 
 
 in turn ; 
 Who bullies for those, 
 
 whom he bullied before ; 
 Their Flash-man, their Bravo, 
 
 a son of a — ; 
 
 The hate of the People, 
 
 all tatter'd and torn, 
 Who curse the day 
 
 wherein they were born 
 On account of Taxation 
 
 too great to be borne, 
 And pray for relief, 
 
 from night to morn ; 
 Who, in vain, Petition 
 
 in everv form, 
 Who peaceably Meeting, 
 
 to ask for Reform, 
 Were sabred by Yeomanry Cavalry, 
 
 who, 
 W 7 ere thank'd by THE MAN, 
 
 all shaven and shorn, 
 All cover'd with Orders — 
 
 and all forlorn ; 
 THE DANDY OF SIXTY, 
 
 who bows with a grace, 
 
And has taste in wigs, collars, 
 
 cuirasses, and lace ; 
 Who, to tricksters, and fools, 
 
 leaves the State and ts treasure, 
 And, when Britain's in tears, 
 
 sails about at his pleasure ; 
 Who spurn' d from his presence 
 
 the Friends of his youth, 
 And now has not one 
 
 who will tell him the Truth ; 
 Who took to his counsels, 
 
 in evil hour, 
 The Friends to the Reasons 
 
 of lawless Power ; 
 That back the Public Informer, 
 
 who 
 Would put down the Thing, 
 
 that, in spite of new Acts, 
 And attempts to restrain it 
 
 by Soldiers or Tax, 
 Will poison the Vermin, 
 That plunder the Wealth, 
 That lay in the House, 
 That Jack built. 
 
   
 
 End of the House that Jack built. 
 
THE CLERICAL MAGISTRATE. 
 
 [ The Bishop. Will you be diligent in Prayers — laying aside the study of tb 
 
 world and the flesh ? The Priest. 1 will. 
 
 The Bishop. Will you maintain and set forwards, as much as lieth in yo» 
 
 quietness, peace, and love, among all Christian People ? Priest. I wil 
 
 H The Bishop laying his hand upon the head of him that receiveth the ordi 
 
 of Priesthood, shall say, RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST." 
 
 The Form of Ordination for a Pries 
 
 The pulpit (in the sober use 
 
 Of its legitimate peculiar pow'rs) 
 
 Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, 
 
 The most important and effectual guard, 
 
 Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. 
 
 # * # * 
 
 Behold the picture ! Is it like ?" 
 
 THIS IS A PRIEST, 
 
 made 'according 1<> Law', 
 
Who, on being ordaiu'd, 
 
 vow'd, by rote, like a daw, 
 That, lie felt himself call'd, 
 
 by the Holy Spirit, 
 To teach men the Kingdom of Heaven 
 
 to merit ; 
 That, to think of the World and the flesh 
 
 he'd cease, 
 And keep men in quietness, 
 
 love and peace ; 
 And, making thus his profession 
 
 and boast, 
 Receiv'd, from the Bishop, 
 
 the Holy Ghost : 
 Then — not having the fear of God 
 
 before him — 
 Is sworn in a Justice, 
 
 and one of the Quorum ; 
 'Gainst his spiritual Oath, 
 
 puts his Oath of the Bench, 
 And, instead of his Bible, 
 
 examines a wench ; 
 Gets Chairman of Sessions — -leaves his flock, 
 
 sick, or dying, 
 To license Ale-houses — and assist 
 
 in the trying 
 Of prostitutes, poachers, pickpockets 
 
 and thieves ;- 
 
Having charged the Grand Jury, 
 
 dines with them, and gives 
 " Church and King without day-light;" 
 
 gets fresh, and puts in — 
 To the stocks vulgar people 
 
 who fuddle with gin : 
 Stage coachmen, and toll-men, 
 
 convicts as he pleases ; 
 And heggars and paupers 
 
 incessantly teazes : 
 
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 Commits starting; vagrants, 
 
 and orders Distress 
 On the Poor, for their Rates — 
 
 signs warrants to press, 
 And beats up for names 
 
 to a Loyal Address : 
 Would indict, for Rebellion, 
 
 those who Petition ; 
 And, all who look peaceable, 
 
 try for Sedition; 
 If the People were legally Meeting, 
 
 in quiet, 
 Would pronounce it, decidedly — sec. Stat.- 
 
 a Riot, 
 And order the Soldiers 
 
 ' to aid and assist', 
 That is — kill the helpless, 
 
 Who cannot resist. 
 
He, though vowing ' from all worldlv studies 
 
 to cease', 
 Breaks the Peace of the Church, 
 
 to be Justice of Peace ; 
 Breaks his vows made to Heaven — 
 
 a pander for Power ; 
 A Perjurer — a guide to the People 
 
 no more ; 
 On God turns his back, 
 
 when he turns the State's Agent 
 And damns his own Soul, 
 
 to be friends with the . 
 
 THE END. 
 
 " 'Tis Liberty alone, that gives the flow'r 
 Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; 
 And ive are weeds without it." 
 
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