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Compare "Jones the Grocer" by Herbert Williams and "Not To Be Used For Babies" by Harry Webb.
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Adam Hampson 11S "Jones the Grocer" by Herbert Williams and "Not To Be Used For Babies" by Harry Webb The two poems, "Jones the Grocer" by Herbert Williams and "Not To Be Used For Babies" by Harry Webb, are both poems by Welsh writers and are both about Welsh tradesmen. They are both poems that are written in first person narrative. They describe two contrasting local tradesmen from the viewpoint of the narrator, and both poems share a sense of nostalgia for the way of life that has past, showing preference to old ways rather than the new. This essay will explore these poems in detail and identify similarities and differences between the two pieces of writing. "Jones the Grocer" begins with a sense of distaste, and moves to a celebration of the mystery of the shop before moving on the despair felt about modern life. During the first stanza of "Jones the...
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