Bonny Yorksher (John Hartley Poems)
Bonny Yorksher! how aw love thi! Hard an rugged tho' thi face is;Ther's an honest air abaat thi, Aw ne'er find i' ...
Poems about nooan (21 Poems)
Help Thisen (John Hartley Poems)
"Come, help thisen, lad,--help thisen!" Wor what mi uncle sed.We'd just come in throo makkin hay, To get some cheese an breead.An ...
To The Grandson (John Hartley Poems)
A'a, Johnny! a'a, Johnny! aw'm sooary for thee! But come thi ways to me, an' sit o' mi knee. For it's shockin' ...
Awst Nivver Be Jaylus (John Hartley Poems)
"Awst nivver be jaylus, net aw!" Sed Nancy to th' love ov her heart,"Aw couldn't, lad, if awd to try, For aw ...
Dick’s Recitation (John Hartley Poems)
Ov all th' enjoyments' at sweeten man's life, Ther's nooan can come up to a sweet tempered wife; An' he must be ...
A Quiet Tawk (John Hartley Poems)
"Nah, lass, caar thi daan, an let's have a chat,-- It's long sin we'd th' haase to ussen;Just give me thi ...
Their Fred (John Hartley Poems)
"He's a nowt! If ther's owtAt a child shouldn't do, He mun try, Or know why,Befoor th' day's getten throo. An his dad, Ov his ...
Cuckoo! (John Hartley Poems)
Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Just a word i' thi ear,-- Aw hooap we shall net disagree;But aw'm foorced to admit as aw watch ...
Mi Bonny Yorksher Lass (John Hartley Poems)
Aw've travelled East, West, North, an South, An led a rooamin' life;Aw've met wi things ov stirlin' worth, Aw've shared wi joy ...
Th’ Demon O’ Debt (John Hartley Poems)
We read ov a man once possessed ov a devil, An pity his sorrowful case;But at this day we fancy we're ...
Gronfayther’s Days (John Hartley Poems)
'A, Johnny! A'a, Johnny! aw'm sooary for thee!But come thi ways to me, an sit o' mi knee;For it's shockin ...
My Lass (John Hartley Poems)
Fairest lass amang the monny, Hair as black as raven, O.Net another lass as bonny, Lives i'th' dales ov Craven, O.City lasses ...
Lines, On Startling A Rabbit (John Hartley Poems)
Whew!--Tha'rt in a famous hurry! Awm nooan baan to try to catch thi!Aw've noa dogs wi' me to worry Thee poor thing,--aw ...
Nooan So Bad (John Hartley Poems)
This world is net a paradise, Tho' railly aw dooant see,What fowk should growl soa mich abaat;-- Its gooid enuff for me.It's ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Second Thowts (John Hartley Poems)
Aw've been walkin up th' loin all ith weet, Aw felt sure tha'd be comin that way;For tha promised tha'd meet ...
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 ...
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, ...