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to be by Edward Lord Thurlow, afterwards Lord High 

 Chancellor of Great Britain, is contained : 



" Lo ! Wedgwood, too, waves his Pitt-pots on high ! 

 Exposing the points where the bottoms, yet dry, 

 The visage immaculate bear ! 



Let Wedgwood be d d, and his ware. 



"I am told that a scoundrel of a potter, one Mr. 

 Wedgwood, is making 10,000 spitting-pots, and other 

 vile utensils, with a figure of Mr. Pitt in the bottom. 

 Bound the head is to be a motto 



We will spit 

 On Mr. Pitt. 



And other such d d rhymes suited to the uses of the 



different vessels." 



In the midst of all these occupations and growing 

 responsibilities, Wedgwood was incessantly tormented 

 by the old and incurable ailment in his knee, which 

 had never left him since his attack of smallpox. 

 Though a most active man, he was always distressed 

 when moving about. A skilful surgeon was called 

 in, and applied some sedative poultices ; but the relief 

 given proved only temporary. 



At length Wedgwood, notwithstanding the pain which 

 it caused him, felt that he must make one of his journeys 

 to Liverpool. He set out on horseback, but while passing 

 through one of the narrow lanes his knee was crushed 

 while trying to avoid one of the wheels of a cart com- 



