William Barnes
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William Barnes was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including
Rev. William Barnes
Barnes's memorial and grave at St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came
West Country English
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West Country English is a group of English-language varieties and accents traditionally used by the native population of the West Country: the southwest of England.
William Barnes
…October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages. A linguistic purist, Barnes strongly…
"D'reckly" on souvenir clocks in Cornwall