" Adam and Eve in yew ; Adam a little shattered by the 



fall of the tree of knowledge in the great storm ; Eve and 



the serpent very flourishing. 



" The Tower of Babel, not yet finished. 



"St. George in box ; his arm scarce long enough, but will 



be in condition to stick the dragon by next April. 



" A green dragon of the same, with a tail of ground-ivy 



for the present. 



" N. B. These two not to be sold separately. 



"Edward the Black Prince in cypress. 



"A laurestine bear in blossom, with a juniper hunter in 



berries. 



" A pair of giants, stunted, to be sold cheap. 



" A Queen Elizabeth in phylyraea, a little inclining to the 



green-sickness, but of full growth. 



" An old maid of honor in wormwood. 



" A topping Ben Johnson in laurel. 



" Divers eminent modern poets in bays, somewhat 

 blighted, to be disposed of, a pennyworth. 

 "A quickset hog, shot up into a porcupine by its being 

 forgot in rainy weather. 



" A lavender pig, with sage growing in his stomach. 



" Noah's ark in holly, standing on the mount, the ribs a 



little damaged for want of water." 



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