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Page 224 - UPON a simmer Sunday morn, When Nature's face is fair, I walked forth to view the corn, An' snuff the caller air. The rising sun, owre Galston muirs, Wi' glorious light was glintin ; The hares were hirplin down the furs, The lav'rocks they were chantin Fu
Page 241 - tis a lie, I am not ague-proof. Glo. The trick of that voice I do well remember : Is't not the king ? Lear. Ay, every inch a king : When I do stare, see, how the subject quakes.
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| Title | The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York, Volume 1 Volume 1 of The Dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the County of York,: With a Copious Glossary, Illustrated by Authorities from Ancient English and Scottish Writers, and Exemplified by Two Familiar Dialogues, Robinson & Hernaman The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York, William Carr |
| Author | William Carr |
| Publisher | W. Crofts, 1828 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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