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Jennings, James

"The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire"

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A war Aclways bawld an fearless--
A, when upon tha Goor.
[Footnote: The Gore. Dangerous sands so called, at the mouth of
the River Parret, in the Bristol Channel.]
O' heerins, sprats, an porpuses--
O' Acll fish a cood tell;
Who bit he amangst tha Fishermen--
A Aclways bear'd tha bell.
Tommy Came ad hired o' PlAcyers,
Bit niver zeed 'em plAc;
ThAc war actin at BejwActer;
There a went wi' Sally DAc.
When tha curtain first drAcw'd up, than
Sapriz'd war Tommy Came;
A'd hAcf a mine ta him awAc,
Bit stapp'd vor very shame.
Tha vust act bein auver
Tha zecond jist begun,
Tommy Came still wonder'd grately,
Ta him it war naw fun.
Zaw Acter lookin on zumtime,
Ta understand did strive;
_There now_, zed he, _I'll gee my woth_
[Footnote: Oath.]
_That thAc be all alive!_


MARY RAMSEY'S CRUTCH.

I zeng o' _Mary Ramsey's Crutch!_
"Thic little theng!"--Why 'tis'n much
It's true, but still I like ta touch
Tha cap o' _Mary Ramsey's Crutch!_
She zed, wheniver she shood die,
Er little crutch she'd gee ta I.


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