A-risèn high the churches speer,

Wi' bells that I do goo to swing,

An' like to ring, an' like to hear;

An' if I've luck upon my zide,

They bells shall sound bwoth loud an' wide,

A peal above they slopes o' gray,

Zome merry day wi' Jeäne a bride.

GWAIN TO BROOKWELL.

At Easter, though the wind wer high,