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On this date in 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert<\/a> established the first English colony in North America in what is now St John’s, Newfoundland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frye citing a folk song, which he describes as “a delightful bit that could only have come from one place in the world, southeastern Newfoundland”:<\/p>\n

\u201cOh mother dear, I wants a sack<\/p>\n

With beads and buttons down the back. . .<\/p>\n

Me boot is broke, me frock is tore,<\/p>\n

But Georgie Snooks I do adore. . .<\/p>\n

Oh, fish is low and flour is high,<\/p>\n

So Georgie Snooks he can\u2019t have I\u201d\u00a0 (CW<\/em> 12, 241-2)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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