Poor-John

poor a Yet let me tell you, Sir, what I love best,/ Its a _PoorepJohn_ thats cleane, and neatly drest: / There's not a meat found in the Land, or Seas,/ Can Stomacks better please, or lesse displease,/ It is a fish of profit, and of pleasure,/ I'le write more of it, when I have more leisur...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63450
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Summary:poor a Yet let me tell you, Sir, what I love best,/ Its a _PoorepJohn_ thats cleane, and neatly drest: / There's not a meat found in the Land, or Seas,/ Can Stomacks better please, or lesse displease,/ It is a fish of profit, and of pleasure,/ I'le write more of it, when I have more leisure. #Cald in French _Ponre Gens_, in English corruptly _Poore John_, being the principall Fish bought out of this Countrie. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Aug 76 Used I Used I Used I Slip contents is used up until 'displease.' Cited qoutation was copied exactly from Card including all misspelt words.

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