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On The Arms Of The Town Of Waterford[1]
by Jonathan Swift- URBS INTACTA MANET - semper intacta manebit,
Tangere crabrones quis bene sanus amat?
TRANSLATION
A thistle is the Scottish arms,
Which to the toucher threatens harms,
What are the arms of Waterford,
That no man touches - but a - - ?