Horæ Momenta Cravenæ: Or, The Craven Dialect, Exemplified in Two Dialogues, Between Farmer Giles and His Neighbour Bridget. To which is Annexed a Copious Glossary |
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... gait at hods tot ' reight . Giles . It wor aw as plain as a pike staff ; it's unpossable thou cud a tell'd him a gainer gait . Brid . Seea thowght I , bud , girt gauvison , i'th ' roum o'gangin downt ' first gait , be open'd first yait ...
... gait at hods tot ' reight . Giles . It wor aw as plain as a pike staff ; it's unpossable thou cud a tell'd him a gainer gait . Brid . Seea thowght I , bud , girt gauvison , i'th ' roum o'gangin downt ' first gait , be open'd first yait ...
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... to the . Thouz nut a morsel o ' patience , thou will hev titter gait in omme , I've nut tell'd the aw yet . For surely nivver onny poor crayture went thro ' seea monny troubles i ' ya day . Ya trouble fell c 2 19 Giles. ...
... to the . Thouz nut a morsel o ' patience , thou will hev titter gait in omme , I've nut tell'd the aw yet . For surely nivver onny poor crayture went thro ' seea monny troubles i ' ya day . Ya trouble fell c 2 19 Giles. ...
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... gait to gang , bud at efter I yunce gat off I did dirl it away inbank . Giles . Thou says thou sa him at Blackhill Crag ? Brid . Eye , at that vara spot . Giles . Poor Bridget , I lile thowte at thou , of aw foak , wad ha ' been sike a ...
... gait to gang , bud at efter I yunce gat off I did dirl it away inbank . Giles . Thou says thou sa him at Blackhill Crag ? Brid . Eye , at that vara spot . Giles . Poor Bridget , I lile thowte at thou , of aw foak , wad ha ' been sike a ...
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... gait , when his skaddle tit , glentin its ee up at me , took boggle , maad a girt flounder , an ran back ' geeant mistow nookin . He'd sure a bin thrawn , hedn't he click'd hod o't ' mane wi ' ya hand , an tailband wi ' t'other ; an ...
... gait , when his skaddle tit , glentin its ee up at me , took boggle , maad a girt flounder , an ran back ' geeant mistow nookin . He'd sure a bin thrawn , hedn't he click'd hod o't ' mane wi ' ya hand , an tailband wi ' t'other ; an ...
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... gait . An Giles . Last Sunday morning , as I wor gangin haam frayt ' meetin , there com by me , at a feaful girt bat , a par o ' shay an four ; t'shay lads crackin their whips , like a set a pig drivers , an t ' poor horses au dusty ...
... gait . An Giles . Last Sunday morning , as I wor gangin haam frayt ' meetin , there com by me , at a feaful girt bat , a par o ' shay an four ; t'shay lads crackin their whips , like a set a pig drivers , an t ' poor horses au dusty ...
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afore ageean baath barns beat BELG Blaaned bout Brid Bridget cattle convarsion Craven doon Dule dunnot enif etymon feaful feafully finnd flaid foak fray gait gang gangin geen GERM Giles gitten GOTH gwawl haam hauf heart heeard hees hissel hoaly hoap horse I'se i'th iv'ry JAMIESON kirk leet lile maad maar mack meetins Methodies milk MINSHEW NARES nayther neet nivver nobbud o'th ollas on't onny ower parfitly person poor prayer preacher reight saam says scapped seea seea mitch seur sheep shoe shoe's sike SKINNER Skipton tack talk tell tell'd TEUT theear ther there's thou knaws thou minds Thou's thouz thowte thro thur TODD Tom Simpson toth vara wadn't wark weel WELSH wheea word yower yunce
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