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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FALSE FRIENDS-LIKE, by WILLIAM BARNES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When I was still a boy, an' mother's pride Last Line: An' thank en, I do veel a little shy. Subject(s): Distrust; Friendship - False Friends; Practical Jokes; Fair Weather Friends; Pranks | |||
When I wer still a bwoy, an' mother's pride, A bigger bwoy spoke up to me so kind-like, 'If you do like, I'll treat ye wi' a ride In theäse wheel-barrow here.' Zoo I wer blind-like To what he had a-workèn in his mind-like, An' mounted vor a passenger inside; An' comèn to a puddle, perty wide, He tipp'd me in, a-grinnèn back behind-like. Zoo when a man do come to me so thick-like, An' sheäke my hand, where woonce he pass'd me by, An' tell me he would do me this or that, I can't help thinkèn o' the big bwoy's trick-like. An' then, vor all I can but wag my hat An' thank en, I do veel a little shy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POLLY BE-EN UPZIDES WI' TOM by WILLIAM BARNES WHAT DICK AN' I DID by WILLIAM BARNES ONLY A PIN by ISAAC HINTON BROWN THE PRACTICAL JOKER by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT THE GUILE OF DAD MCGINNIS by W. T. GOODGE THE SILKEN SNAKE by ROBERT HERRICK A CURIOUS REMINISCENCE by ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY (19TH CENTURY) THE SUNDOWNER'S SACRIFICE by J. O. A WINTER NIGHT by WILLIAM BARNES |
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