_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,