Joseph Skipsey (1832 - September 3, 1903) was a British poet, born near North Shields. From childhood he worked in the mines. He published a few pieces of poetry in 1859, and soon after left working underground and became caretaker of Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-Avon. During the last 30 years of his life he published several volumes of poetry, including The Collier Lad and Carols from the Coal Fields; and he edited some volumes for the "Canterbury Poets." Memoir by R. S. Watson (1908). This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.
"get up!"
"Get up!" the caller calls, "Get up!"
And in the dead of night,
To win the bairns thei...[read poem]
"Get up!" the caller calls, "Get up!"
And in the dead of night,
To win the bairns thei...
remonstrance
Oh! why those narrow rules extol?
These but restrain from ill,
True virtue lies in str...[read poem]
Oh! why those narrow rules extol?
These but restrain from ill,
True virtue lies in str...
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