The history of signboards : from the earliest times to the present day (1870)
Larwood, Jacob, 1827-1918, Hotten, John Camden, 1832-1873, author · London : J. C. Hotten · leaf 69
e, Twill draw my friends to me, and Ill draw ale. Two strings are better to a bow than one; And poeting does me small good alone. So ale alone yields but small good to me, Except it have some spice of poesie. The fruits of ale are unto drunkards such, To make em sweare and lye that drinke too much.…
Signs and signboards
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