Poems by William Barnes
Withstanders
... In starbright bodies lik' their Seäviour, ...
The Shy Man
... An' he thought, though his pleäce mid be pleazèn to zome, ...
Eclogue:--A Bit O Sly Coorten
... You shan't kiss me,--you shan't! I'll gi' ye a slap ...
Hope In Spring
... But mwost when green-bough'd spring come on ...
Lindenore
... Vor there the town, wi' zun-bright walls, ...
The Peasant's Return
... The rose were dust that bound her brow ...
Vull a Man
... Ve a-had, an still shall have, their sheare ...
Changes
... Your answ'rèn vaïce an' long-call'd neäme ...
The Broken Heart
... In ceare that drowned all ceare bezide it ...
Blackmwore Maidens
... Youd cryWhy, if a man would wive&emsp ...
The Spring
... The thorns, while they do zing their zong ...
Grenley Water
... Drough evenèn sheädes that trees cast down ...
Teaken In Apples
... Lik' haïl, an' gi'ed their backs some raps ...
The Settle An The Girt Wood Vire
... He's screäp'd an' rubb'd, an' cleän and fit ...
Hay-Carren
... While woone's unlwoadèn, woone do teäke ...
