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Widecombe Stories
Uncle Tom Cobley Lightning Strikes the Church and Satan Visits! Jay’s Grave Some extracts from John Webber’s Poems Uncle Tom Cobley This Widecombe Fair Poem and Folk Song describes the ‘adventures’ of Uncle Tom Cobley and his friends and the fate that befell the poor old grey mare that they borrowedfrom Tom Pearce. It is…
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Widecombe Poems
The Tower At the west end of th’ Church it stands On the very place, or near, Where once stood a more ancient one Undoubtedly at the rear. It stands close connected with th’ Church But of more recent date And if for tracery you search Nothing will indicate. A faint style…
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Things New and Old Item 17: Jonas Coaker – Dartmoor Poet
This is the seventeenth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) JONAS COAKER, THE DARTMOOR POET. NO description of Dartmoor would be complete without a mention of Jonas Coaker, the Dartmoor poet, – for there is a real living Dartmoor poet ; not one…