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 ...
Poems about nivver (21 Poems)
Bide Thi Time (John Hartley Poems)
Bide thi time! it's sure to come, Tho' it may seem tardy,--Thine's a better fate nor some:If tha's but a humble ...
My Doctrine (John Hartley Poems)
Aw wodn't care to live at all, Unless aw could be jolly!Let sanctimonious skinflints call All recreation folly.Aw still believe this world ...
Nivver Heed (John Hartley Poems)
Let others boast ther bit o' brass, That's moor nor aw can do;Aw'm nobbut one o'th' workin class, 'At's strugglin to pool ...
If (John Hartley Poems)
Dear Jenny, if fortun should favour mi lot, Mi own bonny wife tha shall be;For trubbles an worries we'll care net ...
Mi Love’s Come Back (John Hartley Poems)
Let us have a jolly spree,An wi' joy an harmonie,Let the merry moments flee, For mi love's come back.O, the days ...
Work Lads! (John Hartley Poems)
Work if tha can, it's thi duty to labor; If able, show willin,--ther's plenty to do,Ther's battles to feight withaat musket ...
A Wife [1] (John Hartley Poems)
Who is it, when one starts for th' dayA cheerin word is apt to say,At sends yo leeter on yor ...
That Lass (John Hartley Poems)
Awm nobbut a poor workin man, An mi wage leeavs me little to spare;But aw strive to do th' best 'at ...
To Mally (John Hartley Poems)
Its long sin th' parson made us one, An yet it seems to me,As we've gooan thrustin, toilin on, Time's made noa ...
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 ...
Come Thi Ways! (John Hartley Poems)
Bonny lassie, come thi ways, An let us goa together!Tho' we've met wi stormy days, Ther'll be some sunny weather.An if joy ...
Try A Smile (John Hartley Poems)
This world's full o' trubbles fowk say, but aw daat it, Yo'll find as mich pleasure as pain;Some grummel at times ...
When Lost (John Hartley Poems)
If at hooam yo have to tew, Though yor comforts may be few,An yo think yore lot is hard, and yor ...
A Yorksher Bite (John Hartley Poems)
Bless all them bonny lasses, I' Yorksher born an bred!Ther beauty nooan surpasses, Complete i'th' heart an th' heead.An th' lads,--tho aw've ...
Will’s Stead (Dorothy Una Ratcliffe Poems)
'My stead's far end o' neeawheer,Neea lass wud care to settle there:Afore she died, my mother said,"It's time, dear lad, ...
T’ Dancin’ Star (Dorothy Una Ratcliffe Poems)
T' Owd .Nurse speaks:THOO climbs at dusk to brekkon hillsA-seekin' a dancin' star,An' nobody will iver larnThoo to see things ...
The Cow-Juice Cure (Robert William Service Poems)
The clover was in blossom, an' the year was at the June, When Flap-jack Billy hit the town, likewise O'Flynn's ...
Missis Moriarty’s Boy (Robert William Service Poems)
Missis Moriarty called last week, and says she to me, says she: "Sure the heart of me's broken entirely now ...
The Ballad Of Casey’s Billy-Goat (Robert William Service Poems)
You've heard of "Casey at The Bat," And "Casey's Tabble Dote"; But now it's time To write a rhyme Of ...
The Convalescent (Robert William Service Poems)
. . . So I walked among the willows very quietly all night; There was no moon at all, at ...