Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and Other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect

When David's highly favour'd son, His temple first began, They from the mountains brought a stone, Which seem'd a pest to man: The masons view'd it o'er and o'er, But oft with h...

While your money is chinking, He'll answer you winking, He'll "_Master_," and "_Sir_" you, and come at your call; But give him a pincher, You'll find him a flincher, Instead of...

Sing, O my muse, in praise of Zion sing, In praise of those who her glad tidings bring, In praise to Him who left the courts above, To manifest to us his Father's love! Celestia...

He sees and feels the awful load of sin, Nor can aught ease the grief that he is in, Until he hears God's cheering, still small voice, Which calms his fears, and bids his soul r...

On Esk's old bank the watery willows weep, Where wife and husband launch'd into the deep;-- And from their cottage sought an early grave, To end their jarring, in the peaceful wave

The Author of the following Poems prefixes a "Preface" to them, lest he should seem to be wanting in respect to his readers, did he not comply with a custom which is universal....

Yah Kesenmas neeght, or then aboot, When meeasons all wur frozen oot, Ah went te see a coontry frind, An hospitable hoor te spend. For gains Ah cut across at moor, Whoor t'snaw...

I plead the cause of Him, at whose command, Thy soul shall one day in his presence stand; And thou for ever may'st lament the change, If once His love be turn'd into revenge!

Befoore the silvery neeght ov age, The precepts ov the sacred page, His meditation did engage, That race te run; Like thooase, who 'spite o' Satan's rage, The praaze hed won.

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