Billy Bumble’s Bargain (John Hartley Poems)
Young Billy Bumble bowt a pig, Soa aw've heeard th' neighbors say;An monny a mile he had to trig One sweltin' summer ...
Young Billy Bumble bowt a pig, Soa aw've heeard th' neighbors say;An monny a mile he had to trig One sweltin' summer ...
Th' mooin shone breet wi' silver leet, An th' wind wor softly sighin;Th' burds did sleep, an th' snails did creep, An ...
Ther's a spark just o'th tip o' mi pen,An' it may be poetical fire;An' suppoase 'at it is'nt--what then?Wod yo ...
It wor dark an mi way wor across a wild mooar, An noa signs could aw find ov a track,'Twor a ...
One neet aw went hooam, what time aw can't tell,But it must ha been lat, for awd th' street to ...
He'd a breet ruddy face an a laffin e'e,An his shoolders wer brooad as brooad need be;For each one he ...
"Sup up thi gill, owd Peter Prime, Tha'st have a pint wi' me;It's worth a bob at onny time To have a ...
Awm sittin o' that old stooan seeat, Wheear last aw set wi' thee;It seems long years sin' last we met, Awm sure ...
Cambodunum, Cambodunum, how I love the sound o' t' name! Roman sowdiers belt a fort here, ...
Thou wants my vote, young man wi' t' carpet-bags, Weel, sit thee down, an' hark what I've to say.It's ...
Ay, I'm a ranter, so at least fowks say; Happen they'd tell t' same tale o' t' postle ...
Why! Bobbie, so thou's coom agean! I'm fain to see thee here;It's lang sin I've set een on thee, ...
What would you do wi' a doughter- Pray wi' her, bensil(1) her, flout her?-Say, what would you do wi' ...
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