The Young Man’s Song (John Hartley Poems)
All kinds of songs I've heard folks sing, Of things in every nation; Of Queen's Road swells, and Clarehall belles, And every new ...
John Hartley Poems on Fairness (32 Poems)
Parson Drew Thro’ Pudsey (John Hartley Poems)
I heeard a funny tale last neet,I couldn't howd frae laughin' ;'Twere at t' Bull's Head we chonced to meet,An' ...
Angels Of Sunderland. In Memoriam, June 16th, 1893. (John Hartley Poems)
On the sixteenth of June, eighteen eighty-three, The children of Sunderland hastened to see, Strange wonders performed by a mystic man, Believing,--as only ...
His Dowter Gate Wed (John Hartley Poems)
He'd had his share ov ups an daans, His sprees an troubles too;Ov country joys an life i' taans, He'd run th' ...
Cocky’s Song (John Hartley Poems)
Lord John and John Lord were both born on a day, But their fortunes were different quite; Lord John was decked out ...
Stop At Hooam (John Hartley Poems)
"Tha wodn't goa an leave me, Jim, All lonely by mysel?My een at th' varry thowts grow dim-- Aw connot say farewell.Tha ...
Red Stockin (John Hartley Poems)
Shoo wor shoeless, an shiverin, an weet,-- Her hair flyin tangled an wild:Shoo'd just been browt in aght o'th street, Wi drink ...
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' ...
Mary Jane (John Hartley Poems)
One Easter Mundy, for a spree,To Bradforth, Mary Jane an me,Decided we wod tak a jaunt,An have a dinner wi ...
Gradely Weel Off (John Hartley Poems)
Draw thi cheer nigher th' foir, put th' knittin away, Put thi tooas up o'th' fender to warm:We've booath wrought enuff, ...
Did Yo Ivver! (John Hartley Poems)
"Gooid gracious!" cried Susy, one fine summer's morn, "Here's a bonny to do! aw declare!Aw wor nivver soa capt sin th' ...
A Song Of The Snow (John Hartley Poems)
Oh the snow,--the bright fleecy snow!Isn't it grand when the north breezes blow?Isn't it bracing the ice to skim o'er,With ...
Persevere (John Hartley Poems)
What tho' th' claads aboon luk dark, Th' sun's just waitin to peep throo;Let us buckle to awr wark, For ther's lots ...
Modest Jack O’ Wibsey Slack (John Hartley Poems)
At Wibsey Slack lived modest Jack, No daat yo knew him weel;His cheeks wor red, his een wor black, His limbs wor ...
Poetry and Prose (John Hartley Poems)
Do you remember the wood, love, That skirted the meadow so green;Where the cooing was heard of the stock-dove, And the sunlight ...
Rejected (John Hartley Poems)
Gooid bye, lass, aw dunnot blame, Tho' mi loss is hard to bide!For it wod ha' been a shame, Had tha ivver ...
Mary (John Hartley Poems)
My Mary's as sweet as the flowers that grow, By the side of the brooklet that runs near her cot;Her brow ...
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' ...
Jockey An Dolly (John Hartley Poems)
Th' sun shone breet at early morn, Burds sang sweetly on the trees;Larks wor springin from the corn, Tender blossoms sowt the ...
Still True To Nell (John Hartley Poems)
Th' sun wor settin,--red an gold, Wi splendor paintin th' west,An purplin tints throo th' valley roll'd, As daan he sank to ...
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 ...
Bachelors Quest (John Hartley Poems)
She may be dark or may be fair, If beauty she possesses;But she must have abundant hair-- I doat on flowing tresses.Her ...
Contrasts (John Hartley Poems)
If yo've a fancy for a spree,Goa up to Lundun, same as me,Yo'll find ther's lots o' things to see, To ...
Cash V. Cupid (John Hartley Poems)
Aw dooat on a lass wi' a bonny face, Wi' a twinkle ov fun in her ee;--An aw like a lass ...
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 ...
Somebody’s (John Hartley Poems)
Oh, isn't it nice to be somebody's?-- Somebody's darling and pet,To be shrined in the heart of a dear one, Whose absence ...
That’s All (John Hartley Poems)
Mi hair is besprinkled wi' gray, An mi face has grown wrinkled an wan;--They say ivvery dog has his day, An noa ...
Too Late (John Hartley Poems)
How should I know, That day when first we met, I Would be a day I never can forget? And yet 'tis so.That clasp ...
Lilly-White Hand (John Hartley Poems)
Place thy lilly-white hand in mine, Maid with the wealth of golden hair;--Tresses, that gleaming like gold, entwine, Round about a sweet ...
Those Days Have Gone (John Hartley Poems)
Those days have gone, those happy days, When we two loved to roam,Beside the rivulet that strays, Near by my rustic home.Yes, ...