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Kucky Sarson, the barber; or, the disciple of equality -- Raven Dick, the poacher; or, "Who scratched the bull?" -- Tim Swallow-whistle, the tailor; or, "Every dog has his day" -- Davy Lidgitt, the carrier; or, the man who brought his ninepence to nought -- The fisherman and the fiddler; or, "Don't say so till you are sure" -- Master Zerubbabel, the antiquary; and how he found out the "noose larning" -- The beggared gentleman, and his crooked stick -- The nurture of a young sailor; or, the history of Cockle Tom -- The last days of an old sailor; or, "Butter your shirt! Sing tantara-bobus, make shift!" -- Dorothy Pyecroft's preaching; or, "Charity begins at home" -- The minister of mercy -- "Merrie England"—no more! -- Seth Thompson, the stockinger; or, "When things are at the worst, they begin to mend" -- Sam Simkins, the run-away; or, villainy as a refuge from the tortures of sour-godliness.
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