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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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Things New and Old Item 25: The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 2
This is the second part of the (rather long) twenty-fifth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) Back to Contents List The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 2 – Poem Through the kindness of Mr. R. J. King, the soundest and most learned authority on all…
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Things New and Old Item 25: The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 1
This is the first part of the (rather long) twenty-fifth item from Robert Dymond’s book: “Things New and Old Concerning the Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor and its Neighbourhood” (1876) The Widecombe Thunderstorm Part 1 – Text A quaint and dreadful tale of how, More than two hundred years ago, The folks were met for praise and…