FOREWORD
(After a writer of A.D. 1707)
I'm amused at the signs
As I pass through the town,
To see the odd mixtures:
A Magpie and Crown,
The Razor and Hen,
The Leg, Seven Stars,
The Scissors and Pen,
The Axe and the Bottle,
The Tun and the Lute,
The Eagle and Child,
The Shovel, The Boot.