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Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems

Part 2 — Candlemas

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On Can'lemas, a February day, Throw can'le an' can'lestick away.

A Can'lemas crack Lays mony a sailor on his back.

If Can'lemas be lound(1) an' fair, Ya hauf o' t' winter's to coom an' mair. If Can'lemas day be murk an' foul, Ya hauf o' t' winter's gean at Yule. 1. Calm.

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