Poetic types
SIR: I found Dunphy's cartoon about incompatible typefaces (November issue) most amusing, not least because it reminded me of a verse I wrote during a few moments of boredom in a meeting at which typefaces suitable for exhibition posters were being discussed.
Gill Sans was mentioned, and it occurred to me the name was well suited to the hero of a traditional Scots ballad. Within a minute or two, the following verse took shape on my note pad:
Gill Sans rode up to the castle walls To seek his own true love,
