File:March of the liberator. (BM 1868,0808.8966).jpg

English: After the title: Tis the times, plague when Madmen lead the Blind Shakspear—['Lear', IV. i]. Below the design as a second title: "Bent He Seems. On Desperate revenge, which shall rebound upon his own rebellious head—Milton. O'Connell, a ferocious creature with cloven hooves, wearing a towering papal crown, advances against Erin and Britannia (left), menacing them with firebrand and blood-stained dagger. Shouting Down with the Heretick's, he leads a band of savage Irish peasants armed with pikes, &c, who rush forward surrounded by flames. O'Connell wears a barristers's gown and wig, the tails of which terminate in tiny serpents. Under his gown is a surplice on which is a large red cross with the letters MP. His goat-like legs are covered with black drapery, the upper part of which forms pouches for an arsenal of pistols and daggers; more daggers are thrust into a sash. Across his shoulder is a large net containing coins and labelled Rent [see BM Satires No. 14766, &c.]. His firebrand is Discord; its flames terminating in dense smoke, are Persecution, Bigotry, Intolerance. On his left hand is a mailed and spiked gauntlet. He tramples on books and papers which lie among the flames: Protestant Ascendancy; Toleration Liberty of Conscience, and a large volume on which is the date 1701, implying that the Act of Settlement, establishing the Protestant Succession, has been overthrown. Erin is seated on clouds, one hand resting on her harp; she flinches back, saying, Vain and ambitious demagogue Thou art thy Countrys worst enemy. Britannia stands beside her wearing a helmet on which stands a British lion; she holds her shield and raises a large tilting-lance, exclaiming Peace. Monster, peace! go tell thy horrid tale To savages, and howl it out in deserts.
Hand-coloured etching