The wren-boys' rhyme

Poetry. Printed on brown paper; meant to be read unfolded. At head of text cut of bird by J. Low. Title from colophon. Colophon at end of text: The wren-boys' rhyme is still sung in Ireland on St. Stephen's Day, December 26th, by boys who carry a live wren from door to door .... It is sent to you ... by Joseph Low and the Eden Hill Press in Newtown, Connecticut. Imprint date from R. Cave, The Private press, 2nd ed., 1983, p. 251. First line: The rann, the rann, the king of all birds.