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Title: Yorkshire Ditties, First Series
To Which Is Added The Cream Of Wit And Humour From His Popular Writings

Author: John Hartley

Release Date: January 6, 2006 [EBook #17472]
[Date last updated: February 10, 2006]

Language: English

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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK YORKSHIRE DITTIES, FIRST SERIES ***

Produced by David Fawthrop

Yorkshire Ditties

by

John Hartley Born 1839 Died 1915

to which is added the Cream of Wit and Humour from his popular writings.

First Series

London W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, 26, Paternoster Square, E.C
and Albion Works, Wakefield.

[entered at stationers' hall]

Introduction

As the First Volume of the Yorkshire Ditties has been for some time
out of print, and as there is a great demand for the very humorous
productions of Mr. Hartley's pen, it has been decided to reprint that
Volume, and also a Second One; both to be considerably enlarged and
enriched by Selections from Mr. Hartley's other humorous writings.

The Publishers would also intimate that for this purpose they have
purchased of Mr. Hartley the copyright of the DITTIES, and other
Pieces appended to each Volume.

The Publishers presume that both Volumes will, on account of their
great humour, be favourably received by the Public.

CONTENTS OF FIRST SERIES.

Poetry.

Bite Bigger
To th' Swallow
Plenty o' Brass
Th' Little Stranger
Babby Burds
Wayvin Mewsic
That's a Fact
Stop at Hooam
The Short Timer
Th' First o'th' Soart
Lines, on Finding a Butterfly in a Weaving Shed
Uncle Ben
The New Year's Resolve
The Old Bachelor's Story
Aght o' Wark
Another Babby
The Little Black Hand
Lily's Gooan
My Native Twang
Shoo's thi' Sister
Persevere
To a Roadside Flower

Prose Pieces. Cream of Wit and Humour from his popular writings

The New Year
Valentine Day
March Wind