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The miseries of human life ; or the groans of Samuel Sensitive and Timothy Testy. With a few supplementary sighs from Mrs. Testy / In twelve dialogues.

Mrs Testy exasperated at trying to thread a needle, Mr Sensitive seated by the fire in despair, Mr Testy stamping angrily on a glove, and Ned Testy exclaiming. Coloured aquatint by W.H. Pyne, 1806.

An elderly wretched man with a deformed hand, sitting on a table accidentally pouring a drink over himself. Coloured stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1807, after J. Beresford.

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The miseries of human life ; or the groans of Samuel Sensitive and Timothy Testy. With a few supplementary sighs from Mrs. Testy / In twelve dialogues.

Mrs Testy exasperated at trying to thread a needle, Mr Sensitive seated by the fire in despair, Mr Testy stamping angrily on a glove, and Ned Testy exclaiming. Coloured aquatint by W.H. Pyne, 1806.

An elderly wretched man with a deformed hand, sitting on a table accidentally pouring a drink over himself. Coloured stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1807, after J. Beresford.