It was in 1628 that John Earle published his book of character studies Microcosmographie, or A Piece of the World Discovered; and Earle's shrewdly observed types occur in English poetry before and since.
Michael Schmidt offers some poetical illustrations of Earle's perennial English aborigines. 2: An Antiquary
Readers ANN ARIS, PAUL WEBSTER Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester