The Chivalrous Cabman

The Chivalrous Cabman, who wlways acts upon the principle, that "None but the brave deserve the fare." by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne). 1853. From "The New Revolution in Cabs," Illustrated London News. The caption for this last satirical illustration involves a pun on "fair" that is based a quotation from John Dryden's "Alexander's Feast": "None but the brave deserve the fair."

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Image scan, caption, and commentary by Philip V. Allingham. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

References

Phiz (Hablot K. Browne). "The New Revolution in Cabs With Illustrations by Phiz" Illustrated London News (18 June 1853): p. 501.


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