Peevish Poll (John Hartley Poems)
Aw've heeard ov Mary Mischief, An aw've read ov Natterin Nan;An aw've known a Grumlin Judy, An a cross-grained Sarah Ann;But wi' ...
Poems about tawk (21 Poems)
Peter Prime’s Principles (John Hartley Poems)
"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 ...
The Linnet (John Hartley Poems)
Little linnet,--stop a minnit,-- Let me have a tawk with thee:Tell me what this life has in it, Maks thee seem so ...
My Native Twang (John Hartley Poems)
They tell me aw'm a vulgar chap,An owt to goa to th' schooilTo leearn to talk like other fowk,An' net ...
A Summer Shaar (John Hartley Poems)
It nobbut luks like tother day,Sin Jane an me first met;Yet fifty years have rolled away,But still aw dooant forget.Th' ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Gypsy’s Song (John Hartley Poems)
Aw'm as rich as a Jew, tho aw hav'nt a meg, But aw'm free as a burd, an' aw shak a ...
Nelly o’ Bob’s (John Hartley Poems)
Who is it at lives i' that cot on the lea,Joy o' my heart an' leet o' my ee?Who is ...
Matilda Jane (John Hartley Poems)
Matilda Jane wor fat an fair, An nobbut just sixteen;Shoo'd ruddy cheeks an reddish hair, An leet blue wor her een.Shoo weighed ...
A Jolly Beggar (John Hartley Poems)
Aw'm as rich as a Jew, tho aw havn't a meg,But awm free as a burd, an aw shak a ...
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 ...
To A Daisy, Found Blooming March 7th (John Hartley Poems)
A'a awm feeared tha's come too sooin, Little daisy!Pray, whativer wor ta doin? Are ta crazy?Winter winds are blowin' yet,--Tha'll be starved, ...
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 ...
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 ...
All Tawk (John Hartley Poems)
Some tawk becoss they think they're born Wi' sich a lot o' wit;Some seem to tawk to let fowk know They're born ...
De Cullahd Speekah! (Elliott Blaine Henderson Poems)
TO DR. E.A. WHITMIRE, Columbus, Ohio Mah frens an' fellah trabblers, Ah rise tonight to say, Dat ah feels mos' ...
Uncle Esau’s Courtin’. (Elliott Blaine Henderson Poems)
TO P. W. CHAVERS, Columbus, O. Whut's dat chile, whut's dat yo' ax me? Tell yo' how I ustah court? ...
Fishin’ Time. (Elliott Blaine Henderson Poems)
To MR. E. H. SHARP. Blue bird an' de killdee Am er flittin' by! Spring time chillun! An' de fishin' ...
The Deacon and the Owl. (Elliott Blaine Henderson Poems)
TO CALVIN W. REYNOLDS, Columbus, O. Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Cums fum de owl, De mos' com'kul Ub all de ...
Wished I’d Rode Mah Hoss. (Elliott Blaine Henderson Poems)
TO DR. E. J. WILSON, Columbus, Ohio, and E.G. BURKHAM, Editor of Columbus Dispatch Rode on dat ah 'lectric kyah! ...