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from Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock

St James' Park and Green Park

Pat 'raises his roof' by the simple means of lowering his floor

The implication is that

View of the funeral car of the Duke of Wellington

Arms of Precision mb-artistname S Woodward from Alexander Pope's poem The'Arms of Precision', 1878. The setting is a 'Sham Fight, Aldershot'. The Brigade Major is saying to the Officer of Artillery: If you Fire by the Compass due South, at a range of Two Miles, the Enemy must retire! This may be an illustration of complacent acceptance of British military might and the lack of necessity to engage with the enemy and 'get one's hands dirty'. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 2, 1878.