Project Gutenberg 2007-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 99 Barnes, William 1801 1886 Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect" by William Barnes is a collection of pastoral poetry written in the late 19th century. The poems reflect the beauty of rural life in Dorset, capturing the seasons, local customs, and the joys and sorrows of country living, all rendered in the distinctive Dorset dialect. Through vivid imagery and rich language, Barnes aims to preserve the charm of the pastoral landscape and the experiences of its inhabitants. At the start of the collection, the author introduces his work with a heartfelt note to the reader, expressing his delight in capturing glimpses of life in Dorset. The opening poems celebrate the arrival of spring, exploring themes of renewal and happiness as nature awakens. In "The Spring," the joy of witnessing the seasonal changes is prominently featured, while "The Woodlands" reflects on childhood memories associated with the lush greenery. These introductory pieces set the tone for the collection, inviting readers to share in the nostalgia and beauty of rural life through the lens of the author's memories and observations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Country life -- Poetry English language -- Dialects -- England -- Dorset -- Texts Dialect poetry, English -- England -- Dorset Dorset (England) -- Languages -- Dictionaries Dorset (England) -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 948575 902722 2024-09-09T11:07:28.165175 2023-09-10T04:09:13.924676 text/html text/html 937664 2007-06-09T11:30:56 text/html 266544 2007-06-09T11:30:58 text/html application/zip 341349 2024-09-09T11:07:58.026014 application/epub+zip 351094 2024-09-09T11:07:33.529130 application/epub+zip 342912 2024-09-09T11:07:30.543216 application/epub+zip 866852 2024-09-09T11:08:10.191981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 844749 2024-09-09T11:07:54.680045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 821267 2022-09-10T09:14:04.720138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616542 616439 2024-09-09T11:07:21.770226 2023-09-10T04:09:07.579621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 608787 2007-06-09T11:30:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223894 2007-06-09T11:30:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 612318 2007-06-09T11:30:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223034 2007-06-09T11:30:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20983 2024-09-09T11:08:10.480947 application/rdf+xml 17140 2024-09-09T11:07:31.116169 image/jpeg 3771 2024-09-09T11:07:30.834167 image/jpeg 315670 2024-09-09T11:07:28.243161 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog