Walled Out (Jane Barlow Poems)
An' wanst we were restin' a bit in the sun on the smooth hillside, Where the grass felt warm to your ...
Poems about coorse (21 Poems)
Briggate at Setterdy Neet (John Hartley Poems)
Sin Leeds wor a city it puts on grand airs,An aw've noa wish to bother wi' others' affairs;'At they've mich ...
Th’ Honest Hard Worker (John Hartley Poems)
It's hard what poor fowk mun put up wi'! What insults an snubs they've to tak!What bowin an scrapin's expected, If a ...
A Pair O’ Black Een (John Hartley Poems)
One neet as aw trudged throo mi wark, Thinks aw, nah mi labor is done,Aw feel just inclined for a lark, For ...
A Gooid Kursmiss Day (John Hartley Poems)
It wor Kursmiss day,--we wor ready for fun,Th' puddin wor boil'd an th' rooast beef wor done;Th' ale wor i'th' ...
Fowk Next Door (John Hartley Poems)
Said Mistress Smith to Mistress Green, Aw'm feeard we'st ha to flit;Twelve year i' this same haase we've been, An should be ...
They All Do It (John Hartley Poems)
They're all buildin nests for thersen, One bi one they goa fleetin away;A suitable mate comes,--an then, I'th' old nest they noa ...
Horton Tide (John Hartley Poems)
Wor yo ivver at Horton Tide?It wor thear 'at aw won mi bride; An the joy o' mi life, Is mi dear ...
The New Year’s Resolve (John Hartley Poems)
Says Dick, "ther's a' notion sprung up i' mi yed, For th' furst time i' th' whole coorse o' mi life,An' ...
That Christmas Puddin (John Hartley Poems)
Ha weel aw remember that big Christmas puddin,That puddin mooast famous ov all in a year;When each lad at th' ...
Rollickin’ Jack (John Hartley Poems)
I know a workin' lad, His hands are hard an' rough,His cheeks are red an' braan, But I like him weel enough.His ...
Prime October (John Hartley Poems)
Ther's some fowk like watter, An others like beer;It doesn't mich matter, If ther heead is kept clear.But to guzzle an swill, As ...
Dad’s Lad (John Hartley Poems)
Little patt'rin, clatt'rin feet,Runnin raand throo morn to neet;Banishin mi mornin's nap,--Little bonny, noisy chap,--But aw can't find fault yo ...
Aw Can’t Tell (John Hartley Poems)
Aw nivver rammel mich abaat, Aw've summat else to do;But yet aw think, withaat a daat, Aw've seen a thing or two.One ...
Schnitzerl’s Philosopede (Charles Godfrey Leland Poems)
I. PROLOGUE.HERR SCHNITZERL make a ph'losopede, Von of de pullyest kind; It vent mitout a vheel in front, And hadn't ...
Fae France (Charles Murray Poems)
Dear Jock, - Like some aul' cairter's mear I'm foonert i' the feet,An' oxter-staffs are feckless things fan a' the ...
Showing How Mr. Hiram Twine “Played Off” On Smith (Charles Godfrey Leland Poems)
Vide licet. Dere vas a fillage whose vote alone vouldt pe Apout enof to elegdt a man und give a ...
Breitmann As A Bummer (Charles Godfrey Leland Poems)
DER SHENERAL SHERMAN holts oop on his coorse, He shtops at de gross-road und reins in his horse. "Dere's a ...
Godly Ballants (George MacDonald Poems)
I.—THIS SIDE AN' THAT.The rich man sat in his father's seat—Purple an' linen, an' a'thing fine!The puir man lay at ...
The Nicht That The Bairne Cam’ Hame (David Rorie Poems)
I was gaun to my supper richt hungert an' tired,A' day I'd been hard at the pleugh;The snaw wi' the ...
A Yorkshire Farmer’s Address to a Schoolmaster (George Lancaster Poems)
Good day to you, Misther skealmaisther, the evenin' is desperate fine, I thowt I wad gie ye a call ...