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that magnificent potentate, the Lord Mayor of London, was made to stand and deliver on Turnham Green, by one highwayman, who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of all his retinue; prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys, and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them, loaded with rounds of shot and ball; 去书内
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    The society of that era was full of chaos and riots. Justice is lacking and fairness does not exist. The author truly describes the cruelty and decay of the ruling class.

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