Poems by William Barnes
The May-Tree
... While leaves wi' green leaves on his bough-zides did meet, ...
Eclogue:--The Common A-Took In
... No; they do mëan to teäke the moor in, I do hear, ...
The Bachelor
... Ills to come! pills to come! bills to come! ...
The Humstrum
... Her white-steäv'd païl, did stop her brush ...
Vields by Watervalls
... Vor wrongs o' foes, an' slights o' friends ...
The Milk-Maid O The Farm
... Zoo Poll's the milk-maïd o' the farm! ...
Vields In The Light
... Noo hills nor hollows, woods nor streams, ...
Lizzie
... To neäme the maïd so feäir an' true, ...
The Little Worold
... Where sharp-leav'd ashès' heads did twist ...
Where We Did Keep Our Flagon
... By smock-frocks wi' their sleeves outstratch'd, ...
Eclogue:--The Times
... " "Well," zaid the crow, "d'ye know, if you'll stan' that, ...
The Doset Militia
... " Jeäne Hart, that's Joey Duntley's chaïce, ...
Meth Below The Tree
... An' zunlight show'd the shiftèn sheäde, ...
False Friends-Like
... I can't help thinkèn o' the big bwoy's trick-like ...
Zummer Stream
... That still by beech-tree sheädes do straÿ ...
