GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
An owl shall build her nest upon the walls of Gloucester,
And in her nest shall be brought forth an ass.
The Severn sea shall discharge itself through seven mouths,
And the river Usk shall burn seven months.
_Merlin._
YORKSHIRE.
Robin Hood in Barnesdale stood,
An arrow to head drew he,
"How far I can shoot," quoth he, "by the rood
My merry men shall see."
SURREY.--ON THE MARKET HOUSE, FARNHAM.
You who do like me, give money to end me,
You who dislike me, give as much to mend me.
And Mole that like a nousling mole doth make
His way still underground till Thames he over-take.
_Spenser._
The chalky Wey that rolls a milky wave.
_Pope._
SOMERSETSHIRE.
What ear so empty is, that hath not heard the sound
Of Tannton's fruitful Deane; not matched by any ground.
_Drayton._
"Stanton Drew,
One mile from Pensford, and another from Chew."
_Bristol Castle._
The castle there and noble tower,
Of all the towers of England is held the flower.
_Redcliffe Church._
Stay curious traveller, and pass not bye,
Until this fetive (elegant) pile astound thine eye,
That shoots aloft into the realms of day,
The Record of the Builder's fame for aie--
The pride of Bristowe and the Western Lande.
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