The History of John Bull is a satirical work written by John Arbuthnot in the early 18th century. The book tells the story of John Bull, a fictional character who represents the English people. Through a series of humorous anecdotes and allegorical tales, Arbuthnot uses John Bull to comment on the political and social issues of his time.John Bull is portrayed as a jolly, generous, and honest man who is constantly being taken advantage of by his scheming neighbors. These neighbors include Louis Baboon (representing France), Nicholas Frog (representing Holland), and Esquire South (representing Spain). Through their interactions with John Bull, Arbuthnot highlights the various conflicts and alliances between England and the other European powers during the early 18th century.The book also includes a number of satirical characters, such as Sir Roger de Coverley, who represents the English gentry, and the lawyer John Straphanger, who represents the legal profession. These characters are used to comment on the corruption and hypocrisy that Arbuthnot saw in English society.Overall, The History of John Bull is a witty and entertaining work that offers a unique perspective on English history and society during the early 18th century. It remains a popular classic of English literature to this day.When John first brought out the bills, the surprise of all the family was unexpressible at the prodigious dimensions of them; they would have measured with the best bale of cloth in John's shop. Fees to judges, puny judges, clerks, prothonotaries, philisers, chirographers, under-clerks, proclamators, counsel, witnesses, jurymen, marshals, tipstaffs, criers, porters.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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