Frederic William Moorman Sweet Poems

• 1. The Bride's Homecomming
  A weddin', a woo,
  A clog an' a shoe,
  A pot full o' porridge; away we go!
  A Yorkshire Wedding-Rhyme.
  ...
• 2. The Courting Gate
  There's dew upon the meadows,
  An' bats are wheelin' high;
  The sun has set an hour sin',
  An' evenin' leet's i' t' sky.
  ...
• 3. Mary Mecca
  Mary Mecca,(1) Mary Mecca,
  I'm fain to see thee here,
  A Devon lass to fill my glass
  O' home-brewed Yorkshire beer.
  ...
• 4. The Local Preacher
  Ay, I'm a ranter, so at least fowks say;
  Happen they'd tell t' same tale o' t' postle Paul.
  I've ranted fifty yeer, coom first o' May,
  An' niver changed my gospil through 'em all.
  ...
• 5. A Song Of The Yorkshire Dales
  A song I sing o' t' Yorkshire dales,
  That winnd frae t' moors to t' sea;
  Frae t' breast o' t' fells, wheer t' cloud-rack sails,
  Their becks flow merrily.
  ...

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