72 Otto Jespersen: Punning Phrases in English. turn: ”He must take a house in Turn-again-lane, speaking of persons who live in an extravagant manner . .. to whom it will be necessary to turn over a new leaf. This lane is, in old records, called Wind-again-lane . . . going down to Fleet-market [London] ...having no exit at the end‘. (G). weep: To return by Weeping Cross, was a proverbial expression for deeply lamenting an undertaking, and repenting of it“ (Nares, who quotes Howell: He that goes out with often losse, at last comes home by Weeping Crosse‘ and Lily’s Euphues and his Engl.: But the time will come when, comming home by Weeping Crosse, thou shalt confesse that it is better to be at home‘‘ besides four other passages. Nares found no less than three places so called.) Also in Grose, Vulg. wit: He was borne at Little Wittham. A punning insinuation that the person spoken of wants understanding‘ (G.) Little Wittham in Essex and in Lincolnshire. + Finally I reprint the following newspaper cutting which shows that the spirit of Bunyan has not yet died out in England: On a church door in Whitechurch the following notice was recently posted: ” Missing last Sunday, some families from church. Stolen, several hours from the Lord’s Day, by a number of people of different ages dressed in their Sunday clothes. ”Strayed, half a score of lambs, believed to have gone in the direction of ‘No Sunday School’. ” Mislaid, a quantity of silver and copper coins on the counter of a public-house, the owner being in the state of great excitement. ” Wanted, several young people. When last seen were walking in pairs up Sabbath Breakers’-lane, which leads to the city of No Good. ”Lost, a lad, carefully reared, not long from home, and for a time very promising. Supposed to have gone with one or two older companions to Prodigal Town, Husk-lane. Any person assisting in the recovery of the above shall in no wise lose his reward‘. | i 4 1 : ἊΝ Ua