A little cloud . . .

Wood engraving

Punch 27 (1854): 170

Complete caption: “A little gale will soon disperse that cloud/ And blow it to the source from whence it came” — Shakspeare [sic]

Punch emphasizing how easily the Russians will be defeated. Not true, as it turned out.

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Scanned image by Philip V. Allingham. Formatting and text by George P. Landow.

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