That it did not appear necessary to
explain such words as_ wine, _wind;_ zAc, _say;_ qut,
_coat;_ bwile, _boil_; hoss, _horse;_ hirches,
_riches; and many others, which it is presumed the_ context,
_the_ Observations, _or the_ Glossary, _will
sufficiently explain. The Author, therefore, trusts, that by a
careful attention to these, the reader will soon become_ au
fait _at the interpretation of these West-country_ LIDDENS.
GOOD BWYE TA THEE COT!
Good bwye ta thee Cot! whaur tha dAcs o' my childhood
Glaw'd bright as tha zun in a mornin o' mAc;
When tha dumbledores hummin, craup out o' tha cobwAcll,
An' shakin ther whings, thAc vleed vooA¤th an' awAc.
[Footnote: The humble-bee, _bombilius major_, or
_dumbledore_, makes holes very commonly in mud walls, in which
it deposits a kind of farina: in this bee will be found, on
dissection, a considerable portion of honey, although it never
deposits any.]
Good bwye ta the Cot!--on thy drashel, a-mAc-be,
I niver naw moor sholl my voot again zet;
Tha jessamy awver thy porch zweetly bloomin,
Whauriver I goo, I sholl niver vorget.
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