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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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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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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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 |
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