Hartley, John, 1839-1915 / 2008-06-25 00:00:00
EBOOK YORKSHIRE LYRICS ***
Produced by Alison Bush
Yorkshire Lyrics.
Poems written in the dialect as spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
To which are added a selection of Fugitive Verses not in the dialect.
By John Hartley,
Author of "Clock Almanack," "Yorkshire Puddin,"
"Yorkshire Tales" &c, &c,
"It has not been my lot to pore
O'er ancient tomes of Classic lore,
Or quaff Castalia's springs;
Yet sometimes the observant eye
May germs of poetry descry
In plain and common things."
London: W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, 26, Paternoster Square, E. C.
and Albion Works, Wakefield.
Dedication.
To my dear daughter, Annie Sophie,
this collection of dialect verses is dedicated,
as a token of sincere love.
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