Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HARNET AND THE BITTLE, by JOHN YONGE AKERMAN First Line: A harnet zet in a hollur [hollow] tree Last Line: You'll meet the vate o' these 'ere two: they'll take your coat and carcass too! Variant Title(s): A North Wiltshire Dialect Son Subject(s): Wiltshire, England | ||||||||
Other Poems of Interest...IN WILTSHIRE; SUGGESTED BY POINTS OF SIMILARITY WITH THE SOMME COUNTRY by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN PRAISES OF WILTSHIRE by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB WALLFLOWERS' SONG'; OGBOURNE, WILTSHIRE by UNKNOWN FOR SUSANNA TESDALE; A BRASS OF 1656 by UNKNOWN ON A SAMPLER 'IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF CHARLES S.' by UNKNOWN THE GOLDEN WEDDING OF STERLING AND SARAH LANIER by SIDNEY LANIER FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY; A PATHETIC BALLAD by THOMAS HOOD MEMORY by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR |
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