"Yond" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... I got fifty-seven pounds sterling, and odd shillings, in a Savings-bank, and that I meant to go to Dahly, and not to yond' dark thing sitting there so sullen, and me in my misery; I'd give it to you now for news of my darlin'. Yes, William; and my poor husband's cottage, in Sussex—seventeen pound per annum. That, if you'll be goodness itself, and ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith
... aw ammot that fond! Aw think far too mich o' mysen To care for sich a poucement as yond, At hankers for other fowk's men! Aw tell thi aw'll net hold mi tongue! Awm nooan jaylus tha madlin! it's thee!* An aw allus shall trust thee as long As tha nooatices ...
— Yorkshire Lyrics • John Hartley
... bigger; nah do!" Aw waited to hear nowt noa moor,— Thinks aw, thear's a lesson for me! Tha's a heart i' thi breast, if tha'rt poor: Th' world wur richer wi' moor sich as thee! Tuppince wur all th' brass aw had, An' awd ment it for ale when coom nooin, But aw thowt aw'll goa give it yond lad, He desarves it for what he's been dooin; Soa aw sed, "Lad, here's tuppince for thee, For thi sen,"—an' they stared like two geese, But he sed, woll th' tear stood in his e'e, "Nah, it'll just be a penny a piece." "God ...
— Yorkshire Ditties, First Series - To Which Is Added The Cream Of Wit And Humour From His Popular Writings • John Hartley |
