n1729, with some versesby the parish clerk,entitled Poet JohnSaxy upon his Yew-Tree, Nov., 1729. The lowest portion,ten feet from theground, is trimmed tothe shape of a largecircular canopy, over-hanging a seat roundthe trunk. Of its size,the poet gives the following indication :— So thick, so… … Romaikable Yew.tree. 270 ANTIQUITIES AND CURIOSITIES. Its general appearance is shown in the accom-panying illustration.* Why yews were originally planted in church-yards, is a question more easily asked thananswered. But when so planted, and after theyhad attained a fair size, they undoubtedly…
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