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Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect

Chapter 13: THIRD COLLECTION.
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The collection presents short lyrical and narrative poems written in Dorset dialect that evoke seasonal life in a rural community. Across sections for spring, summer, autumn and winter, the poems depict landscapes, animal and farm work, harvests, village customs, family moments, religious observances, festivals and quiet evening reflections, balancing plain speech with rustic humor and grief. Many pieces are pastoral eclogues or songs, and a pronunciation guide and glossary of local words help readers access the dialect.




SECOND COLLECTION.

Blackmwore Maïdens 185
My Orcha'd in Lindèn Lea 186
Bishop's Caundle 187
Hay Meäkèn—Nunchen Time 189
A Father out an' Mother Hwome 191
Riddles 192
Day's Work a-done 196
Light or Sheäde 197
The Waggon a-stooded 197
Gwaïn down the Steps 201
Ellen Brine ov Allenburn 202
The Motherless Child 203
The Leädy's Tower 204
Fatherhood 208
The Maïd o' Newton 211
Childhood 212
Meäry's Smile 213
Meäry Wedded 214
The Stwonèn Bwoy 215
The Young that died in Beauty 217
Fäir Emily of Yarrow Mill 218
The Scud 219
Mindèn House 221
The Lovely Maïd ov Elwell Meäd 222
Our Fathers' Works 224
The Wold vo'k Dead 225
Culver Dell and the Squire 227
Our Be'thplace 229
The Window freämed wi' Stwone 230
The Waterspring in the Leäne 231
The Poplars 232
The Linden on the Lawn 233
Our abode in Arby Wood 235
Slow to come, quick agone 236
The Vier-zide 236
Knowlwood 238
Hallowed Pleäces 240
The Wold Wall 242
Bleäke's House 243
John Bleäke at Hwome 245
Milkèn Time 247
When Birds be Still 248
Ridèn Hwome at Night 249
Zun-zet. 250
Spring 252
The Zummer Hedge 253
The Water Crowvoot 254
The Lilac 255
The Blackbird 256
The Slantèn light o' Fall 257
Thissledown 259
The May-tree 259
The Lydlinch Bells 260
The Stage Coach 261
Wayfeärèn 263
The Leäne 265
The Raïlroad 267
The Raïlroad 268
Seats 268
Sound o' Water 270
Trees be Company 270
A Pleäce in Zight 272
Gwaïn to Brookwell 273
Brookwell 275
The Shy Man 277
The Winter's Willow 279
I know Who 281
Jessie Lee 282
True Love 283
The Beän-vield 284
Wold Friends a-met 286
Fifehead 288
Ivy Hall 289
False Friends-like 290
The Bachelor 290
Married Peäir's Love-walk 292
A Wife a-praïs'd 293
The Wife a-lost 295
The Thorns in the Geäte 296
Angels by the Door 297
Vo'k a-comèn into Church 298
Woone Rule 299
Good Meäster Collins 300
Herrènston 302
Out at Plough 304
The Bwoat 306
The Pleäce our own agean 307
Eclogue:—John an' Thomas 308
Pentridge by the River 310
Wheat 311
The Meäd in June 313
Early risén 315
Zelling woone's Honey 316
Dobbin Dead 317
Happiness 319
Gruffmoody Grim 320
The Turn o' the Days 322
The Sparrow Club 323
Gammony Gaÿ 325
The Heäre 327
Nanny Gill 329
Moonlight on the Door 330
My Love's Guardian Angel 331
Leeburn Mill 332
Praise o' Do'set 333



THIRD COLLECTION.

Woone Smile Mwore 339
The Echo 340
Vull a Man 341
Naighbour Plaÿmeätes 343
The Lark 345
The Two Churches 345
Woak Hill 347
The Hedger 348
In the Spring 349
The Flood in Spring 350
Comen Hwome 351
Grammer a-crippled 352
The Castle Ruins 354
Eclogue:—John jealous 355
Early Plaÿmeäte 359
Pickèn o' Scroff 360
Good Night 361
Went Hwome 362
The Hollow Woak 363
Childern's Childern 364
The Rwose in the Dark 365
Come 366
Zummer Winds 367
The Neäme Letters 368
The New House a-gettèn Wold 370
Zunday 370
The Pillar'd Geäte 371
Zummer Stream 373
Linda Deäne 374
Eclogue:—Come an' zee us 376
Lindenore 377
Me'th below the Tree 378
Treat well your Wife 379
The Child an' the Mowers 381
The Love Child 382
Hawthorn Down 383
Oben Vields 385
What John wer a-tellèn 386
Sheädes 387
Times o' Year 387
Eclogue:—Racketèn Joe 388
Zummer an' Winter 391
To Me 392
Two an' Two 393
The Lew o' the Rick 394
The Wind in Woone's Feäce 395
Tokens 396
Tweil 396
Fancy 398
The Broken Heart 399
Evenèn Light 400
Vields by Watervalls 401
The Wheel Routs 402
Nanny's new Abode 403
Leaves a-vallèn 404
Lizzie 405
Blessens a-left 406
Fall Time 407
Fall 408
The Zilver-weed 409
The Widow's House 409
The Child's Greäve 410
Went vrom Hwome 412
The Fancy Feäir 412
Things do Come Round 414
Zummer Thoughts in Winter Time 415
I'm out o' Door 416
Grief an' Gladness 417
Slidèn 418
Lwonesomeness 420
A Snowy Night 421
The Year-clock 421
Not goo Hwome To-night 424
The Humstrum 426
Shaftesbury Feäir 427
The Beäten Path 429
Ruth a-ridèn 430
Beauty Undecked 432
My love is good 432
Heedless o' my love 434
The Do'set Militia 435
A Do'set Sale 437
Don't ceäre 437
Changes 439
Kindness 440
Withstanders 441
Daniel Dwithen 442
Turnèn things off 444
The Giants in Treädes 445
The Little Worold 447
Bad News 448
The Turnstile 449
The Better vor zeèn o' you 450
Pity 451
John Bloom in Lon'on 453
A Lot o' Maïdens 456