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New Machinery &c
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:25 +0100
New Machinery &c.
It shows varry little sense for fowk to object to a new machine till
they've tried it, or to fancy it'll be th' means o' smashin th' trade.
Luk at th' paaer looms; when they I wor started all th' hand-loom
weyvers struck wark, becoss they said it ud do 'em all up, an' ther'd
be noa wark at a ...
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Work Away
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:24 +0100
Work Away.
BONNY lads, and bonny lasses!
Work away! work away!
Think how swift each moment passes,
Time does never stay.
Then let's up and to our labours,
They who _will_, must sure succeed,
He does best who best endeavours,--
_Try again_ shall be our creed.
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Fault Finders
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:23 +0100
Fault Finders.
If ther's ony sooart o' fowk aw hate, it's them at's allus lukkin' aght
for faults;--hang it up! they get soa used to it, wol they willn't see
ony beauties if they are thear. They remind me ov a chap 'at aw knew at
wed a woman 'at had a wart at th' end ov her nooas, but it war nobbut a
little e ...
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Disapointment
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:24 +0100
Disapointment.
"Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall
net be disappointed."
Aw once knew a chap they called old Sammy; he used ta gaa wi a
donkey, an th' mooast remarkable things abaat him wor his clogs an'
his rags. Sammy had niver been wed, tho' he war fifty years old, but
it wor allus beli ...
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To Let
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:23 +0100
To Let.
Aw live in a snug little cot,
An' tho' poor, yet aw keep aat o' debt,
Cloise by, in a big garden plot,
Stands a mansion, 'at long wor to let.
Twelve month sin' or somewhear abaat,
A fine lukin' chap donned i' black,
Coom an' luk'd at it inside an' aat
An' decided this mansion to tak.
Ther wor ...
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Th' Traitle Sop
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:22 +0100
Th' Traitle Sop.
Once in a little country taan
A grocer kept a shop,
And sell'd amang his other things,
Prime traitle drink and pop,
Teah, coffee, currans, spenish juice,
Soft soap an' paader blue,
Presarves an' pickles, cinnamon,
Allspice an' pepper too;
An' hoasts o' other sooarts o' stu ...
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Lost Love
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:21 +0100
Lost Love.
Shoo wor a bonny, bonny lass
Her een as black as sloas,
Her hair a flying' thunner claad,
Her cheeks a blowing rooas;
Her smile coom like a sunny gleam
Her cherry lips to curl;
Her voice wor like a murm'ring stream
At flowed through banks o' pearl.
Aw long'd to claim her for ...
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Duffin Johnie
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:21 +0100
Duffin Johnie.
(A Rifleman's Adventure.)
Th' mooin shone breet wi silver leet,
An' th' wind wor softly sighin,
Th' burds did sleep, an' th' snails did creep,
An' th' buzzards wor a flying;
Th' daisies donned ther neet caps on,
An' th buttercups wor weary,
When Jenny went to meet her John,
He ...
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Rejected
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:20 +0100
Rejected.
Gooid bye, lass, aw dunnot blame,
Tho' mi loss is hard to bide!
For it wod ha' been a shame,
Had tha ivver been the bride
Of a workin chap like me;
One 'ats nowt but love to gie.
Hard hoot'd neives like thease o' mine.
Surely ne'er wor made to press
Hands so lily-white as thine;
N ...
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Moral
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:06:19 +0100
Moral.
Yo fowk 'ats tempted to goa buy
Be careful what yo do;
Dooant be persuaded coss "its _cheap_,"
For if yo do yo'll rue;
Dooant think its lowerin to yor sen
To ax a friend's advice,
Else like poor Billy's pig, 't may be
Bowt dear at ony price. ...
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