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neeght as Ah went heeame fra' wark, A lahtle bit afoore 'twur dark. Quite blithe an' cheerful as a lark,
 * Ah thowght me-sel;

Ah sat me doon, te rist a bit,
 * At top o't' hill.

Fooaks just wur turnin oot ther ky;— A lahtle plain awd man com by;— "Cum set ye doon, gud frind," sez I,
 * "An' rist yer legs;"

He'd beean a bit o' floor te buy,
 * An' twea'r three eggs.

Ah fand him varry fain te stop;— His staff he set up as a prop;— His hooary heead he lifted up,
 * An' thus compleean'd:—

(Sum fragments ov a gud like feeace,
 * Ther still remeean'd.)


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