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Henry Alexander Wise riding a fake horse. The fake horse has a skull and crossbones on its neck, Henry Alexander Wise is shouting "to the rescue of the 'sacred soil'." He is holding a lance in his right hand and a bottle in his left hand. Henry Alexander Wise is wearing a sword secured by a sash that has the iniatials "H.A.W." ont it. The words "Whom the gods would destroy they make foolish at first, is a saying in Latin we oft have rehears'd; but alas! Poor Virginia, its dogma denies- for the gods, to destroy her, did first make her Wise!" appear below the image. The words "Copyright secured by Brown & Ryan, N.Y." appear to the left of the image. |
