A DEVON RHYME
GNARLY and bent and deaf ’s a post
Pore ol’ Ezekiel Purvis
Goeth creepin’ slowly up the ’ill
To the Commoonion Survis.
Tap-tappy-tappy up the haisle
Goeth stick and brassy ferule;
And Parson ’ath to stoopy down
And ’olley in ees yerole.