大象传媒

[The everlasting surliness of a lion, Saracen's head, &c.
or the unchanging blandness of the Landlord welcoming a
Traveller, on some Sign-posts, would be no bad similies
of the constant, affected fierceness of a Bully, or the
eternal simper of a Frenchman or a Fiddler.]

He looked
Just as your Sign-post lions do,
As fierce, and quite as harmless too.

Patient Stupidity
So, heavy, passive to the tempest's shocks,
Dull on the Sign-post stands the stupid Ox.

His face with smile eternal drest
Just like the Landlord to his guest,
High as they hang with creaking din
To index out the Country Inn.

A head pure, sinless quite of brain or soul,
The very image of a Barber's Poll;
Just shews a human face and wears a wig,
And looks when well-friseur'd, amazing big.