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Evenen In The Village

By William Barnes

Topics: classic

Now the light o the west is a-turnd to gloom, An the men be at hwome vrom ground; An the bells be a-zendn all down the Coombe From tower, their mwoansome sound. An the wind is still, An the house-dogs do bark, An the rooks be a-vled to the elems high an dark, An the water do roar at mill. An the flickern light drough the window-pene Vrom the candles dull fleme do shoot, An young Jemmy the smith is a-gone down lene, A-plan his shrill-vaiced flute. An the millers man, Do zit down at his ease On the seat that is under the cluster o trees, Wi his pipe an his cider can.

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About William Barnes

William Barnes (1801–1886) was an English poet who wrote in Dorset dialect. His nature poems and pastoral verses celebrate rural English life with linguistic precision and deep feeling.

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