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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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/63450 2023-12-31T10:19:20+01:00 Poor-John image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63450 eng eng P 1628 HAYMAN Quodlipets 37 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13933 P_13933_poor a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63450 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z 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. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Poor-John
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title Poor-John
title_short Poor-John
title_full Poor-John
title_fullStr Poor-John
title_full_unstemmed Poor-John
title_sort poor-john
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63450
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1628 HAYMAN Quodlipets 37
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13933
P_13933_poor a
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