Selected Poetry.
—o— WANTED, A PRINTER'S READER. - His brain must be cool, As an eagle hia sight, And chained to a stool From morning till night; He must read and correct Typographical matters, Taking care to detect All the wrong founts and batters. He who seeks for the place Must have once " worked at case ;" Mnst bo also •• well up " in Typography ; Of each science and art Must at least know a part; Must ba thoroughly versed in geography. German, French, Latin, Greek, He must read (if not speak) ; Must of course be a thorough grammarian, Quite aufait to the rules Of the various " schools," Not merely an Abecedarian. Then he'll read—read—read, Till his eyes grow weary and dim. And read—read—read, Till exhausted in every limb. 'Midst the clamour of boys, Interruption and noise, (The uproarious revels Of young printers' devils), Pray, how should you like to be am ?.",• —Printers' Begiitcr.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 9, 5 January 1870, Page 3
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151Selected Poetry. Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 9, 5 January 1870, Page 3
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