William Barnes. 1801-1886
659. The Wife a-lost
1 min to read
193 words

SINCE I noo mwore do zee your feäce,   Up steärs or down below, I'll zit me in the lwonesome pleäce,   Where flat-bough'd beech do grow; Below the beeches' bough, my love,   Where you did never come, An' I don't look to meet ye now,   As I do look at hwome.

Since you noo mwore be at my zide,   In walks in zummer het, I'll goo alwone where mist do ride,   Droo trees a-drippen wet; Below the raïn-wet bough, my love,   Where you did never come, An' I don't grieve to miss ye now,   As I do grieve at hwome.

Since now bezide my dinner-bwoard   Your vaïce do never sound, I'll eat the bit I can avword   A-vield upon the ground; Below the darksome bough, my love,   Where you did never dine, An' I don't grieve to miss ye now,   As I at hwome do pine.

Since I do miss your vaïce an' feäce   In prayer at eventide, I'll pray wi' woone sad vaïce vor greäce   To goo where you do bide; Above the tree an' bough, my love,   Where you be gone avore, An' be a-waïten vor me now,   To come vor evermwore.

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Winthrop Mackworth Praed. 1802-1839
660. Fairy Song
1 min to read
94 words
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