PoemsandSongsofRobertBurnsVersiclesOnSign-Posts

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hisfacewithsmileeternaldrest,

justlikethelandlord'stohisguest's,

highastheyhangwithcreakingdin,

toindexoutthecountryinn.

helookedjustasyoursign-postlionsdo,

withaspectfierce,andquiteasharmlesstoo.

ahead,pure,sinlessquiteofbrainandsoul,

theveryimageofabarber'spoll;

itshewsahumanface,andwearsawig,

andlooks,whenwellpreserv'd,amazingbig.