Awst Nivver Be Jaylus. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDCDC EFEFGHGH ICICJKJK LMLMNONO PIPIQJRJ| Awst nivver be jaylus net aw | A |
| Sed Nancy to th' love ov her heart | B |
| Aw couldn't lad if awd to try | C |
| For aw know varry weel what tha art | B |
| Aw could trust thee to th' world's farthest point | D |
| Noa matter what wimmen wor thear | C |
| They'd nooan put mi nooas aght o'th joint | D |
| Tha'd come back to thi lass tha left here | C |
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| Though tha did walk Leweezy to th' church | E |
| An fowk wink'd an dropt monny a hint | F |
| Aw knew tha'd nooan leav me i'th lurch | E |
| For a dowdy like her wi a squint | F |
| An Ellen at lives at th' yard end | G |
| May simper an innocent look | H |
| But aw think shoo'll ha' farther to fend | G |
| Befoor shoo's a fish to her hook | H |
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| Nay jaylussy's aght o' my line | I |
| Or else that young widdy next door | C |
| Wod ha heeard some opinions o' mine | I |
| At wodn't quite suit her awm sewer | C |
| What tha can see in her caps me | J |
| For awm sewer shoo's as faal as old Flue | K |
| An aw think when shoo's tawkin to thee | J |
| Shoo mud find surnmat better to do | K |
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| 'Shoo's a varry nice lass ' does ta say | L |
| 'An luks looansum tha thinks ' oh that's it | M |
| Tha'd better set off reight away | L |
| An try to console her a bit | M |
| Shoo's a two faced deceitful young freet | N |
| Aw wish shoo wor teed raand thi neck | O |
| But goa to her an tell her to neet | N |
| At Nancy has given thi th' seck | O |
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| Awm nooan jaylus aw ammot that fond | P |
| Aw think far too mich o' mysen | I |
| To care for sich a poucement as yond | P |
| At hankers for other fowk's men | I |
| Aw tell thi aw'll net hold mi tongue | Q |
| Awm nooan jaylus tha madlin it's thee | J |
| An aw allus shall trust thee as long | R |
| As tha nooatices nubdy but me | J |
John Hartley
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