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Lancashire Lantern: Lancashire Poetry Index
Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, an index to authors, first lines and titles of Lancashire poetry in books held within libraries in Lancashire, including the Lancashire Authors’ Association collection. The index provides details of the book in which a particular poem may be found and also a link through to the library catalogue to give the locations of the required volume.
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ID Number |
634 |
Title |
The friend |
First Line |
There is a friend, whose love |
Poet |
ROBY, John |
Book Title |
The legendary and poetical remains of John Roby, with a sketch of his literary life and character, by his widow, Ann Roby |
Author of Book |
ROBY, John |
Publication Date |
1854 |
Page Number |
143-144 |
Control Number |
M0016072LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
|
ID Number |
666 |
Title |
He olez dud his nook |
First Line |
Iv trouble comes unto a friend |
Poet |
BARON, Joseph |
Book Title |
A LANCASHIRE garland of dialect prose and verse, selected and edited by G. Halstead Whittaker |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1936 |
Page Number |
31 |
Control Number |
M0039049LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
878 |
Title |
He olez dud his nook |
First Line |
Iv trouble comes unto a friend |
Poet |
BARON, Joseph |
Book Title |
Lancashire authors: a series of biographical sketches |
Author of Book |
SWANN, John Randal |
Publication Date |
1924 |
Page Number |
32 |
Control Number |
M0015058LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Pseudonym was Tum o' Dick o' Bobs. |
ID Number |
1075 |
Title |
The beggar's tale |
First Line |
I wanted a penny, I went to a friend |
Poet |
ATHERTON, Robert |
Book Title |
Village life and feeling: songs and poems |
Author of Book |
ATHERTON, Robert |
Publication Date |
1907 |
Page Number |
27-33 |
Control Number |
M0063779LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
1680 |
Title |
Kindness |
First Line |
It's good to hear a welcome, and to see a friendly smile |
Poet |
CREEAR, Tom |
Book Title |
The changing hours: original poems |
Author of Book |
CREEAR, Tom |
Publication Date |
1958 |
Page Number |
7 |
Control Number |
M0037152LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Author is a native of Furness, and some of the poems are written in the Furness dialect |
ID Number |
1756 |
Title |
Love |
First Line |
Love is a friendly bark on the deep |
Poet |
BROCKIE, William |
Book Title |
NORTH country poets: poems and biographies of natives or residents of Northumberland... [Vol. 1], (Modern section), edited by William Andrews |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1888 |
Page Number |
23-24 |
Control Number |
M0081097LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Durham, Lancashire and Yorkshire |
ID Number |
3324 |
Title |
On friendship |
First Line |
Oh, breathe not thou lightly the name of a friend |
Poet |
ALLEN, Esther Charlotte Anne |
Book Title |
Echoes of heart whispers |
Author of Book |
ALLEN, Esther Charlotte Anne |
Publication Date |
1867 |
Page Number |
9-10 |
Control Number |
M0325178LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
2nd ed. Poems by Bury author |
ID Number |
3342 |
Title |
Memory |
First Line |
Oh, say not memory is a friend |
Poet |
ALLEN, Esther Charlotte Anne |
Book Title |
Echoes of heart whispers |
Author of Book |
ALLEN, Esther Charlotte Anne |
Publication Date |
1867 |
Page Number |
40 |
Control Number |
M0325178LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
2nd ed. Poems by Bury author |
ID Number |
3889 |
Title |
Birthday wishes |
First Line |
Requested as a friend |
Poet |
ALLEN, Esther Charlotte Anne |
Book Title |
Echoes of heart whispers |
Author of Book |
ALLEN, Esther Charlotte Anne |
Publication Date |
1867 |
Page Number |
348-349 |
Control Number |
M0325178LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
2nd ed. Poems by Bury author |
ID Number |
4473 |
Title |
Peggy's lantern: th' Crime Lake boggart |
First Line |
A friend o' mine - aw'll co him Tom |
Poet |
C. F. C. |
Book Title |
A LANCASHIRE miscellany of dialect verse, edited by James Bennett |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1960 |
Page Number |
51-52 |
Control Number |
b6021514 (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
A selection of Lancashire dialect poems printed in the "Oldham Chronicle" between 1956 and 1959 |
ID Number |
5142 |
Title |
Yon bukutt |
First Line |
It's bin a friend fer mony a year |
Poet |
COWBURN, Jennifer |
Book Title |
IN Lancashire language: Lancashire poems, selected by Bob Dobson |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1991 |
Page Number |
22 |
Control Number |
1872895085 (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
5792 |
Title |
Reply to the antiquarian |
First Line |
Some verses from a friend I saw |
Poet |
NUTTER, Henry |
Book Title |
Local rhymes |
Author of Book |
NUTTER, Henry |
Publication Date |
1890 |
Page Number |
18-22 |
Control Number |
M0001767LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
6568 |
Title |
He olez dud his nook |
First Line |
Iv trouble comes unto a friend |
Poet |
BARON, Joseph |
Book Title |
The poets and poetry of Blackburn (1793-1902), compiled by George Hull |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1902 |
Page Number |
388 |
Control Number |
M0042476LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Joseph Baron also known by pseudonym Tum o' Dick o' Bobs |
ID Number |
81520 |
Title |
My puppet poem |
First Line |
My puppet is a friendly thing |
Poet |
CORLESS, Stephanie |
Book Title |
COSMIC West Lancashire, edited by Carl Golder |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1998 |
Page Number |
122 |
Control Number |
0754301575 (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
|
ID Number |
82047 |
Title |
He olez dud his nook |
First Line |
If trouble comes unto a friend |
Poet |
BARON, Joseph |
Book Title |
Red rose leaves: a collection of prose and verse by members of the Lancashire Authors' Association; edited by Edith Pearce |
Author of Book |
LANCASHIRE AUTHORS' ASSOCIATION |
Publication Date |
1925 |
Page Number |
175-176 |
Control Number |
M0004813LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
83582 |
Title |
A friend |
First Line |
A friend |
Poet |
SMALLEY, Marie |
Book Title |
Thoughts of mine |
Author of Book |
SMALLEY, Marie |
Publication Date |
1916 |
Page Number |
11 |
Control Number |
M0117197LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
A book of verse printed in Blackburn |
ID Number |
84500 |
Title |
Friendship and the compensation of life |
First Line |
You say a friend, O Friend! there is no friend |
Poet |
STANSFIELD, Abraham |
Book Title |
Sonnets written impromptu |
Author of Book |
STANSFIELD, Abraham |
Publication Date |
1900 |
Page Number |
100 |
Control Number |
M0067286LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Author born in Todmorden |
ID Number |
84027 |
Title |
Friendship |
First Line |
You say a friend, O Friend! there is no friend |
Poet |
STANSFIELD, Abraham |
Book Title |
Poems, sonnets and translations |
Author of Book |
STANSFIELD, Abraham |
Publication Date |
1903 |
Page Number |
67 |
Control Number |
M0015289LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
|
ID Number |
86655 |
Title |
A friend |
First Line |
Who can describe a friend? |
Poet |
FENTON, Pat |
Book Title |
THE Pied Piper of words: an anthology of poetry by northern writers / edited by Madeleine Fish |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
no date |
Page Number |
3 |
Control Number |
1898722080 (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
86841 |
Title |
My friend the shoemaker |
First Line |
A friend he is loyal and true |
Poet |
CRYER, William |
Book Title |
Lays After Labour |
Author of Book |
CRYER, William |
Publication Date |
1913 |
Page Number |
176-178 |
Control Number |
M0001804LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Farnworth author |
ID Number |
87050 |
Title |
My friend the shoemaker |
First Line |
A friend he is loyal and true |
Poet |
CRYER, William |
Book Title |
Poems By Father and Son |
Author of Book |
CRYER, William |
Publication Date |
no date |
Page Number |
69-71 |
Control Number |
M0001802LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Farnworth authors |
ID Number |
87436 |
Title |
The Tongue |
First Line |
The tongue may be a friend or foe |
Poet |
HOLDSWORTH, Edwin |
Book Title |
Poems from My Drawer Corner |
Author of Book |
HOLDSWORTH, Edwin |
Publication Date |
1925 |
Page Number |
23 |
Control Number |
M0063833LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
|
ID Number |
87837 |
Title |
On My Own |
First Line |
Are you on your own? said a friendly voice |
Poet |
THERESA |
Book Title |
NORTH West Christian Messengers edited by Chris Walton |
Author of Book |
|
Publication Date |
1996 |
Page Number |
125 |
Control Number |
1861610920 (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
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ID Number |
87946 |
Title |
Letter Fourteen |
First Line |
I had a letter from a friend, who'd seen |
Poet |
MORLAND, Harold |
Book Title |
Letters of Concern |
Author of Book |
MORLAND, Harold |
Publication Date |
1978 |
Page Number |
57-59 |
Control Number |
M0356056LC (Check the catalogue) |
Notes |
Clayton-le-Moors author |
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