# THE STOCK JOBBER'S PRAYER!!

ADORABLE and ancient LADY of THREAD-NEEDLE-STREET, have pity on thy admirer, blefs him with thy solid charms, in *Bullion*, or *flamped Gold*, or if it beft pleafes thee, let the light texture of thy paper garments float before his enraptured fancy, and animate him to purfue the path that leads to riches in abundance.

Let Epicures talk of their *tit bits* of *turtle*, and *slices of venifon*, give me but a *tit bit* of *Scrip* and a large *slice of Omnium*, and thy humble ſervant ſhall reſt contented.

Prosper, I beſeech thee, the Conductors of the new buildings of the STOCK EXCHANGE; ſtrengthen their knowledge of *Numeration*; give an *Addition* to their capital; let them not ſuffer by *Subtraction*, and grant to them a *Multiplication* of ſtock-jobbing ideas, and ſpeculations, ſo that all their motions may be carried without a *Division*. I intreat thee, alſo, to have a ſharp look out on the *three per Cents*, for I have much property therein; and grant that my new-framed paragraph may ſucceed ſo that the Funds may rife accordingly. I alſo pray thee to grant profsperity to the little man in the brown bob wig, for he has much money and little wit, therefore, fair game for a gentleman of my enviable proſeffion; and laſtly, I pray thee ſo far to watch over my undertakings in the *Alley*, that I may never have the misfortune to waddle out a poor and neglected LAME DUCK.

Woodward Del

Rowlandson Seul

THE STOCK JOBBER'S PRAYER!!

Let Epicures talk of their *tit bits* of *turtle*, and *slices of venifon*, give me but a *tit bit* of *Scrip* and a large *lice of Omnium*, and thy humble fervant shall reft contented.

Profser, I befeech thee, the Conductors of the new buildings of the STOCK EXCHANGE; ftrengthen their knowledge of *Numeration*; give an *Addition* to their capital; let them not fuffer by *Subtraction*, and grant to them a *Multiplication* of flock-jobbing ideas, and fpeculations, fo that all their motions may be carried without a *Division*. I intreat thee, alfo, to have a ſharp look out on the *three per Cents*, for I have much property therein; and grant that my new-framed paragraph may fucceed ſo that the Funds may rife accordingly. I alſo pray thee to grant profsperity to the little man in the brown bob wig, for he has much money and little wit, therefore, fair game for a gentleman of my enviable proſeffion; and laſtly, I pray thee ſo far to watch over my undertakings in the *Alley*, that I may never have the misfortune to waddle out a poor and neglected LAME DUCK.

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Yale Center for British Art, 2013