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John Hartley

1839-1915


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A Bad Sooart. Aw'd rayther face a redwut brick, 361075
2: A Breet Prospect. As aw passed Wit'orth chapel 'twor just five o'clock, 28456
3: A Brussen Bubble. Bet wor a stirrin, strappin lass, 80476
4: A Cold Dooas. One neet aw went hooam, what time aw can't tell, 58475
5: A Friend to Me. Poor Dick nah sleeps quietly, his labor is done, 24505
6: A Gooid Kursmiss Day. It wor Kursmiss day, - we wor ready for fun, 44505
7: A Hawporth. Whear is thi Daddy, doy? Whear is thi mam? 14509
8: A Jolly Beggar. Aw'm as rich as a Jew, tho aw havn't a meg, 27506
9: A Lucky Dog. Tha'rt a rough en; - aye tha art, - an aw'll bet 54500
10: A Millionaire. Aw wodn't gie a penny piece 48506
11: A Neet at "Widup's Rest." We've mooast on us, at one 'time or another, 167470
12: A Neet When Aw've Nowt To Do. Why lad, awm sewer tha'rt ommost done, 60515
13: A New Year's Gift. A little lad, - bare wor his feet, 32487
14: A Pair o' Black Een. One neet as aw trudged throo mi wark, 52510
15: A Pointer. Just listen to mi stooary lads, 43524
16: A Quiet Day. A'a! its grand to have th' place to yorsen! 84554
17: A Quiet Tawk. Nah, lass, caar thi daan, an let's have a chat 32510
18: A Sad Mishap. Come, John lad, tell me what's to do, 36493
19: A Safe Investment. Yo fowk 'at's some brass to invest, 56461
20: A Screw Lawse. When rich fowk are feastin, an poor fowk are grooanin, 12487
21: A Song of the Snow Oh the snow, - the bright fleecy snow! 40464
22: A Strange Stooary. Aw know some fowk will call it crime, 131465
23: A Summer Shaar. It nobbut luks like tother day, 52580
24: A Tale For Th' Childer, On Christmas Eve. Little childer, - little childer; 64483
25: A True Tale. Ther's a Squire lives at th' Hall 'at's lukt up to, 40476
26: A Warnin. A'a dear, what it is to be big! 40497
27: A Wife. Wod yo leead a happy life? 48550
28: A Wife. Who is it, when one starts for th' day 28473
29: A Yorksher Bite. Bless all them bonny lasses, 12427
30: Act Square. Another day will follow this, 40469
31: Advice to Jenny. Jenny, Jenny, dry thi ee, 40506
32: Aght o' Wark. Aw've been laikin for ommost eight wick, 40472
33: Alice. Dear little Alice lay dying; 68462
34: All on a Christmas Morning. The wind it blew cold, and the ice was thick, 45448
35: All Tawk. Some tawk becoss they think they're born 8432
36: All We Had. It worn't for her winnin ways, 68499
37: An Acrostic. H a! if yo'd nobbut known that lass, 14519
38: An Old Man's Christmas Morning. Its a long time sin thee an' me have met befoor, owd lad, 68455
39: Angels of Sunderland. In Memoriam, June 16th, 1893. On the sixteenth of June, eighteen eighty-three, 72433
40: Another Babby. Another! - well, my bonny lad, 48478
41: April Fooils (Prose) Niver try to mak a fooil ov onybody this month; ther's fooils enuff i'th world already. 4580
42: Aw Can't Tell. Aw nivver rammel mich abaat, 24467
43: Aw Wodn't For All Aw Could See. Why the dickens do some fowk keep thrustin, 40461
44: Awr Annie. Saw yo that lass wi' her wicked een? 40493
45: Awr Dooad. Her ladyship's getten a babby, 48499
46: Awr Lad. Beautiful babby! Beautiful lad! 50473
47: Awst Nivver Be Jaylus. Awst nivver be jaylus, net aw! 40523
48: Babby Burds. Aw wander'd aght one summer's morn, 100520
49: Bachelors Quest. She may be dark or may be fair, 40449
50: Backward Turn, Oh! Recollection. Backward turn, oh! recollection! 32443
51: Be Happy. Some fowk ivverlastinly grummel, 32499
52: Bide Thi Time. Bide thi time! it's sure to come, 35455
53: Billy Bumble's Bargain. Young Billy Bumble bowt a pig, 144447
54: Bite Bigger As aw hurried throo th' taan to mi wark, 60464
55: Bite Bigger. As aw hurried throo th' taan to mi wark, 60555
56: Bless 'em! O, the lasses, the lasses, God bless 'em! 24458
57: Blue Bells. Bonny little Blue-bells 56422
58: Bonny Mary Ann. When but a little toddlin thing, 40427
59: Bonny Yorksher. Bonny Yorksher! how aw love thi! 48491
60: Booith-Taan Election. (Prose) This place 'is nearly a mile from the good old town of Halifax. 19453
61: Briggate at Setterdy Neet. Sin Leeds wor a city it puts on grand airs, 56516
62: Buttermilk &c. (Prose) May is the month for Buttermilk! A doctor once tell'd me it wor worth a guinea a pint; 1503
63: Cash V. Cupid. Aw dooat on a lass wi' a bonny face, 32499
64: Charming May. O! charming May! That's what they say. 53521
65: Claude. I named him Claude, 'twas a strange conceit, 48449
66: Cleenin' Daan Month (Prose) May is abaat th' warst pairt o'th' year for a wed chap, 1427
67: Come thi Ways in. Come thi ways in, an God bless thi, lad! 48503
68: Come Thi Ways! Bonny lassie, come thi ways, 24464
69: Contrasts. If yo've a fancy for a spree, 40459
70: Coortin Days. Coortin days, - Coortin days, - loved one an lover! 40480
71: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Just a word i' thi ear, 32438
72: Dad's Lad. Little patt'rin, clatt'rin feet, 30520
73: De Profundis. Down in the deeps of dark despair and woe; 32560
74: Dick an Me. Two old fogies, - Dick an me, 54425
75: Did yo Ivver! Gooid gracious!" cried Susy, one fine summer's morn, 44456
76: Disapointment. (Prose) Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall net be disappointed. 2422
77: Ditherum Dump. Ditherum dump lived i'th' haase behund th' pump, 48418
78: Do your Best and Leave the Rest. As through life you journey onward 32459
79: Done Agean. Aw've a rare lump o' beef on a dish, 48511
80: Dooant Forget the Old Fowks. Dooant forget the old fowks, 42438
81: Drink. When yo see a chap covered wi' rags, 32480
82: Duffin Johnny. (A Rifleman's Adventure.) Th' mooin shone breet wi' silver leet, 104423
83: Election. (Prose) Candidates at an election allus reminds me ov a lot o' bees turned aat, 1386
84: End o' th' Year (Prose) It's a long loin 'at's niver a turn, an' th' longest loin ends somewhear. 29406
85: Fairly Weel-off. Ov whooalsum food aw get mi fill, 54395
86: Fault Finders. (Prose) If ther's ony sooart o' fowk aw hate, it's them at's allus lukkin' aght for faults; 15477
87: Flaar Shows (Prose) When ther's a flaar show, clooas show at th' same time. 1406
88: Fooils (Prose) Ther's some born fooils, an' ther's some mak thersen fooils, an'. 2442
89: Force of Example (Prose) Last May Mr. Goosequill, attorney-at-law, 1460
90: Fowk Next Door. Said Mistress Smith to Mistress Green, 56443
91: Give it 'em Hot. Give it 'em hot, an be hanged to ther feelins! 24443
92: Gooid Bye, Old Lad. Ge me thi hand, mi trusty friend, 28449
93: Gradely Weel off. Draw thi cheer nigher th' foir, put th' knittin away, 46482
94: Grondad's Lullaby. Sleep bonny babby, thi grondad is near, 32451
95: Gronfayther's Days. A, Johnny! A'a, Johnny! aw'm sooary for thee! 28451
96: Growin Old. Old age, aw can feel's creepin on, 48489
97: Gunpaader Plot (Prose) Squibs an' crackers! Starleets an' catterin wheels! 1449
98: Happen Thine. Then its O! for a wife, sich a wife as aw know! 32428
99: Happy Sam's Song. Varry monny years ago, when this world wor rather young, 36412
100: Hay-Making (Prose) I hope my readers will regard that varry gooid advice, 1406
101: Heart Brokken. He wor a poor hard workin lad, 80440
102: Heather Bells. Ye little flowrets, wild an free, 72398
103: Help Thisen. Come, help thisen, lad, - help thisen!" 48448
104: Hide not thy Face. Hide not Thy face, - and though the road 32434
105: His Dowter Gate Wed. He'd had his share ov ups an daans, 88388
106: Hold up yer Heeads. Hold up yer heeads, tho' at poor workin men 12428
107: Holinworth Lake (Prose) Th' mooast remarkable thing 'at aw' con recollect abaat this time last year, 2393
108: Horton Tide. Wor yo ivver at Horton Tide? 45399
109: I Know I Love Thee. I shall never forget the day, Annie, 40468
110: I Would not Live Alway. I would not live alway, 28420
111: I'd a Dream. I'd a dream last night of my boyhood's days, 32428
112: If. Dear Jenny, if fortun should favour mi lot, 24411
113: In my Garden of Roses. Oh! Come to me, darling! My Sweet! 32386
114: Information (Prose) Divine Service was held in the Temperance Hall, 1436
115: Is it Reight? Awm noa radical, liberal nor toory, 32405
116: It may be Soa. This world's made up ov leet an shade, 51480
117: It's a comfort. (Prose) It's a comfort a chap can do withaat what he connot get. 1425
118: Its True. Ther's things i'plenty aw despise; 51415
119: Jealousy. (Prose) It wad be a poor shop, wad this world, if it worn't for love! 8421
120: Jimmy's Choice. One limpin Jimmy wed a lass; 88488
121: Jockey an Dolly. Th' sun shone breet at early morn, 36404
122: Lads an Lasses. Lads an lasses lend yor ears 48463
123: Lamentin' An Repentin'. Awst be better when spring comes, aw think, 80506
124: Lass o'th Haley Hill. O winds 'at blow, an flaars 'at grow, 28416
125: Latter Wit. Awm sittin o' that old stooan seeat, 52457
126: Let th' Lasses Alooan! What a lot ov advice ther is wasted; 64358
127: Lilly-White Hand. Place thy lilly-white hand in mine, 28462
128: Lily's Gooan. Well, Robert! what's th' matter! nah mun, 56421
129: Lines on Receiving a Bunch of Wild Hyacinths by Post. Sweet, drooping, azure tinted bells, 36409
130: Lines, on finding a butterfly in a weaving shed. Nay surelee tha's made a mistak; 24402
131: Lines, on Startling a Rabbit. Whew! - Tha'rt in a famous hurry! 32427
132: Little Sunshine. Winsome, wee and witty, 72360
133: Looking Back. I've been sitting reviewing the past, dear wife, 32444
134: Lost Love. Shoo wor a bonny, bonny lass, 40453
135: Love An' Labor. Th' swallows are buildin ther nests, Jenny, 40409
136: Love one Another. Let's love one another, it's better bi far; 40442
137: Love. Love - love - love - love, - 38476
138: Mak a Gooid Start. Let's mak a gooid start, nivver fear 48513
139: Mak th' Best Ont. Mak th' best on't, - mak th' best on't, - tho' th' job be a bad en, 24434
140: March Winds (Prose) These winds blow rayther strong - stronger sometimes nor what feels pleasant. 1383
141: Mary Hanner's Peanner. When aw cooarted Mary Hanner, 48422
142: Mary Jane. One Easter Mundy, for a spree, 64380
143: Mary's Bonnet. Have yo seen awr Mary's bonnet? 40445
144: Mary. My Mary's as sweet as the flowers that grow, 32447
145: Matilda Jane. Matilda Jane wor fat an fair, 40434
146: Matty's Reason. Nah, Matty! what meeans all this fuss? 93388
147: Mediated Strike (Prose) At a meeting of the tax-collectors of the W - - R - -g of - -shire, 1444
148: Mi Bonny Yorksher Lass. Aw've travelled East, West, North, an South, 40378
149: Mi Darling Muse. Mi darlin' Muse, aw coax and pet her, 30431
150: Mi Fayther's Pipe. Aw've a treasure yo'd laff if yo saw, 56437
151: Mi Love's Come Back. Let us have a jolly spree, 32410
152: Mi Old Slippers. Aw'm wearily trudgin throo mire an weet, 32403
153: Mi Old Umberel What matters if some fowk deride, 24424
154: Missed his Mark. Aw like fowrk to succeed i' life if they've an honest aim, 32416
155: Missin Yor Way. It wor dark an mi way wor across a wild mooar, 64378
156: Modest Jack o' Wibsey Slack. At Wibsey Slack lived modest Jack, 48432
157: Moral. Yo fowk 'ats tempted to goa buy 8441
158: My Doctrine. Aw wodn't care to live at all, 32460
159: My Gronfayther's Days. A'a, Jonny! a'a Johnny! aw'm sooary for thee! 28407
160: My Lass. Fairest lass amang the monny, 36418
161: My Native Twang. They tell me aw'm a vulgar chap, 56453
162: My Polly. My Polly's varry bonny, 28386
163: My Queen Annie - Oh! what a weary while 40421
164: Mysterious Disapperance. (Prose) A short time ago Mr. Fitzivitz, of Rank end, 1467
165: Natty Nancy. Mooar fowk get wed nor what do weel, 184437
166: Nearing Home. We are near the last bend of the river, 24409
167: Nettie. Nettie, Nettie! oh, she's pretty! 40426
168: New Machinery &c. (Prose) It shows varry little sense for fowk to object to a new machine till they've tried it, 2403
169: New Year's Parties (Prose) Its net oft at aw have mich to do wi' parties. 3380
170: Nivver Heed. Let others boast ther bit o' brass, 32438
171: None think Alike. (Prose) What suits one body doesn't suit another. Aw niver knew two fowk 'at allus thowt alike; 12414
172: Nooan So Bad. This world is net a paradise, 32450
173: November's Here. Dullest month of all the year, 28404
174: Now and Then. Did we but know what lurks beyond the NOW; 30420
175: October Ale (Prose) They reckon to brew a gooid sup o' ale in October, an' they call it "Prime owd October." 1393
176: Old Dave to th' New Parson. Soa, yo're th' new parson, are yo? 72379
177: Old Moorcock. Awm havin a smook bi misel, 72497
178: On Strike. He wandered slipshod through the street, 44429
179: On the Banks of the Calder. On Calder's green banks I stroll sadly and lonely, 36380
180: Once Agean Welcome. Once agean welcome! oh, what is ther grander, 32398
181: Once Upon a Time. When dull November's misty shroud, 32429
182: Passing Events. Passing events, - tell, what are they I pray? 24371
183: Peevish Poll. Aw've heeard ov Mary Mischief, 68490
184: Persevere. What tho' th' claads aboon luk dark, 48405
185: Peter Prime's Principles. Sup up thi gill, owd Peter Prime, 60439
186: Peter's Prayer. His face wor varry thin an pale, 32457
187: Plagues (Prose) A lecture on this subject was delivered on Tuesday evening, 1423
188: Plain Jane. Plain Jane - plain Jane; 51448
189: Plenty o' Brass. A'a! it's grand to ha plenty o' brass! 48421
190: Poetry and Prose. Do you remember the wood, love, 40446
191: Policeman's Scrape (Prose) Tawkin abaat policemen reminds me ov a mess one on 'em gate into a while sin. 5397
192: Poor Old Hat. Poor old hat! poor old hat! like misen tha's grown 48465
193: Prime October. Ther's some fowk like watter, 40421
194: Progress. (Prose) This is the age of progress; and it is not slo progress nawther. 13379
195: Put up wi' it. (Prose) Aw think aw could tell what day it wor th o' aw didn't know if aw could see 34382
196: Queen ov Skircoit Green. Have yo seen mi bonny Mary, 48460
197: Red Stockin. Shoo wor shoeless, an shiverin, an weet, 60465
198: Rejected. Gooid bye, lass, aw dunnot blame, 48412
199: Remorse. None ever knew I had wronged her, 32447
200: Repentant. Oh lend me thy hand in the darkness, 32412
201: Sam it up. (Prose) Ther's a deal o' things scattered raand, 8389
202: Scientific (Prose) After the annual excursion of the Lowly Dale Scientific Society, 1442
203: Seaside. (Prose) Iverybody 'at is owt is awther just settin' off or just gettin' back throo th' spaws. 1406
204: Second Thowts. Aw've been walkin up th' loin all ith weet, 24457
205: September Month. (Prose) Blackberries are ripe in September, an' we may consider th' year's ripe, 8428
206: Settin Off. It isn't 'at aw want to rooam 40426
207: Shiver the Goblet. Shiver the goblet and scatter the wine! 48417
208: Shoo's thi Sister. Gently, gently, shoo's thi sister, 42420
209: Shut Out. Far, far beyond the skies, 24418
210: Sing On. Sing on, tha bonny burd, sing on, sing on; 36413
211: Sixty an Sixteen. We're older nor we used to be, 44443
212: Sixty, Turned, To-day. Aw'm turned o' sixty, nah, old lass, 48429
213: Smiles, Tears, Getting on. (Prose) Smiles are things aw like to see, an'. they're noa less acceptable becoss sometimes ther's a tear or two. 2405
214: Soa Bonny. Aw've travell'd o'er land, an aw've travell'd o'er sea, 28401
215: Sol An' Doll. Awm a young Yorksher lad as jolly an gay, 32398
216: Somdy's Chonce. What's a poor lass like me to do, 48402
217: Somebody's. Oh, isn't it nice to be somebody's? 32417
218: Song for th' Hard Times, (1879.) Nah chaps, pray dooant think it's a sarmon awm praichin, 56487
219: Still True To Nell. Th' sun wor settin, - red an gold, 40381
220: Stir thi Lass! Come lassie be stirrin, for th' lark's up ith' lift, 30424
221: Stop at Hooam. Tha wodn't goa an leave me, Jim, 76370
222: Sunset. Last eve the sun went down 40393
223: Sweet Mistress Moore. Mistress Moore is Johnny's wife, 42468
224: Take Heart! Roughest roads, we often find, 52472
225: Th' Better Part. A poor owd man wi' tott'ring gait, 48410
226: Th' Demon o' Debt. We read ov a man once possessed ov a devil, 32419
227: Th' First o'th Sooart. Aw heeard a funny tale last neet 104400
228: Th' Honest Hard Worker. It's hard what poor fowk mun put up wi'! 56477
229: Th' Lad 'at Loves his Mother. Aw like to see a lot o' lads 40402
230: Th' Last Month (Prose) Th' last month o' th' year; an' ther's summat rayther sorrowful abaat th' last o' owt, 1378
231: Th' Lesser Evil. Young Harry wor a single chap, 52373
232: Th' Little Black Hand. Ther's a spark just o'th tip o' mi pen, 96427
233: Th' Little Stranger. Little bonny, bonny babby! 40385
234: Th' New Railrooad. (Prose) Yo've heeard tell abaat th new railrooad aw dar say? 32359
235: Th' Next Mornin'. Aw'll nivver get druffen noa mooar, 32506
236: Th' Owd, Owd Story. It wor th' owd, owd story he towd her, 40399
237: Th' Short-Timer. Some poets sing o' gipsy queens, 59409
238: Th' State o' th' Poll. A nop tickle illusion. Sal Sanguine wor a bonny lass, 144403
239: Th' Traitle Sop. Once in a little country taan 96364
240: That Christmas Puddin. Ha weel aw remember that big Christmas puddin, 30444
241: That Drabbled Brat. Goa hooam, - tha little drabbled brat, 44406
242: That Lad Next Door. Aw've nowt agean mi naybors, 40470
243: That Lass. Awm nobbut a poor workin man, 24392
244: That's a Fact. A'a Mary aw'm glad 'at that's thee! 64427
245: That's All. Mi hair is besprinkled wi' gray, 32459
246: The Dean's Brother. A little lad, but thinly clad, 112415
247: The Linnet. Little linnet, - stop a minnit, 56494
248: The Match Girl. Merrily rang out the midnight bells, 76428
249: The New Year (Prose) What a charm ther is abaat owt new; whether it's a new year or a new waist-coit. 3383
250: The New Year's Resolve. Says Dick, "ther's a nooation sprung up i' mi yed, 32412
251: The Old Bachelor's Story. It was an humble cottage, 120430
252: The Open Gates. My heart was sad when first we met; 36418
253: The Violet. Little simple violet, 32428
254: Their Fred. He's a nowt! If ther's owt 62488
255: Ther's Much Expected. Life's pathway is full o' deep ruts, 40467
256: Ther's sunshine an storm Ther's sunshine an storm as we travel along, 8393
257: They all do it. They're all buildin nests for thersen, 40395
258: Those Days have Gone. Those days have gone, those happy days, 32466
259: Those Tiny Fingers. She has gone for ever from earth away, 32401
260: To A Daisy, Found Blooming March 7th. A'a awm feeared tha's come too sooin, 30380
261: To a Roadside Flower. Tha bonny little pooasy! aw'm inclined 18399
262: To a True Friend. Here'sa song to mi brave old friend, 40405
263: To Let. Aw live in a snug little cot, 88435
264: To Mally. Its long sin th' parson made us one, 24419
265: To my Daughter on her Birthday. Darling child, to thee I owe, 34461
266: To my Harp. Wake up my harp! thy strings begin to rust! 40427
267: To th' Swallow Bonny burd! aw'm fain to see thee, 24392
268: To th' Swallow. Bonny burd! aw'm fain to see thee, 24403
269: To W. F. Wallett. The Queen's Jester. Wallett, old friend! Thy way's been long; 40396
270: Tom Grit. He'd a breet ruddy face an a laffin e'e, 44462
271: Too Late. How should I know, 32402
272: Tother Day. As awm sittin enjoyin mi pipe, 40409
273: Trusting Still. When shall we meet again? 40433
274: Try a Smile. This world's full o' trubbles fowk say, but aw daat it, 16397
275: Try Again. Look around and see the great men 8400
276: Uncle Ben. A gradely chap wor uncle Ben 48433
277: Valentine Day (Prose) Ha monny young folk are langin for th' fourteenth o' February! 5670
278: Valentine Dream (Prose) On Valentine's day, will a gooid gooise lay," is a varry old sayin', 1421
279: Waiting at the Gate. Draw closer to my side to-night, 56417
280: Waivin Mewsic. Ther's mewsic ith' shuttle, ith' loom, an ith frame, 56413
281: Warmin Pan. That old warmin pan wi' it's raand, brazzen face, 24434
282: Watterin Places (Prose) July is th' month to gooa a spawin'; an' fowk luk forrard to it just th' same 2371
283: What aw Want. Gie me a little humble cot, 36472
284: What Is It? What is it maks a crusty wife 36401
285: What it Comes to. Young Alick gate wed, as all gradely chaps do, 36392
286: What it is to be a Mother. A'a, dear! what a life has a mother! 76428
287: What they say. They say 'at its a waste o' brass - a nasty habit too, 36380
288: What Wor it? What wor it made me love thee, lass? 42433
289: Whear Natur Missed it. As Rueben wor smookin his pipe tother neet, 48397
290: When Cora Died. Bells ring out a joyful sound, 32383
291: When Lost. If at hooam yo have to tew, 12415
292: Who Cares? Down in a cellar cottage 144445
293: Willie's Weddin. A'a, Willie, lad, aw'm fain to hear 40419
294: Winter. (Prose) Winter's comin'! Top coits an' nickerbockers begin to be sowt up. 1454
295: Words Ov Kindness. Tis strange 'at fowk will be sich fooils 24378
296: Work Away. Bonny lads, and bonny lasses! 8425
297: Work Lads! Work if tha can, it's thi duty to labor; 20519
298: Years Ago. Annie I dreamed a strange dream last night, 39469
299: Young Jockey. Young Jockey he bowt him a pair o' new shooin, 18399




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