A Dictionary of Lowland ScotchPriv. print. at the Ballantyne Press, 1888 - Всего страниц: 398 |
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... better comprehension by English readers of the immortal works of Robert Burns and Walter Scott , and of the beautiful Scottish poetry to be found in the ancient and modern ballads and songs of the " North Countrie , ❞ — and not only to ...
... better comprehension by English readers of the immortal works of Robert Burns and Walter Scott , and of the beautiful Scottish poetry to be found in the ancient and modern ballads and songs of the " North Countrie , ❞ — and not only to ...
Стр. viii
... better adapted to the art of the composer and the larynx of the singer . And the phrase is but a sample of many thou- sands of words that make the Scottish language more musical than its English sister . The word Teutonic is in these ...
... better adapted to the art of the composer and the larynx of the singer . And the phrase is but a sample of many thou- sands of words that make the Scottish language more musical than its English sister . The word Teutonic is in these ...
Стр. xii
... better elucidation of the text . Many of these words are perfectly familiar to a Scottish ear , and require no interpreter . It appears from these facts that the Scotch is a far more conservative language than modern English , and that ...
... better elucidation of the text . Many of these words are perfectly familiar to a Scottish ear , and require no interpreter . It appears from these facts that the Scotch is a far more conservative language than modern English , and that ...
Стр. xx
... better perhaps to disguise the fact of his lineage , and turn away suspicion - up to the time of Charles Lamb and the late Rev. Sydney Smith , it has been more or less the fashion in England to indulge in jokes at the expense of the ...
... better perhaps to disguise the fact of his lineage , and turn away suspicion - up to the time of Charles Lamb and the late Rev. Sydney Smith , it has been more or less the fashion in England to indulge in jokes at the expense of the ...
Стр. xxvii
... words that I cannot do better than repeat in this place . " Scotland is rich in the literature of song . The genius of the people is eminently lyrical . Although rigid in religion , and often gloomy in fanaticism , they have a finer.
... words that I cannot do better than repeat in this place . " Scotland is rich in the literature of song . The genius of the people is eminently lyrical . Although rigid in religion , and often gloomy in fanaticism , they have a finer.
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according to Jamieson ALLAN RAMSAY'S Scots Ambrosianæ applied Arnha auld bairns Ballad beautiful better bonnie Border Minstrelsy BURNS Busk called canna cauld Chaucer corruption de'il Deil Dictionary Dutch and Flemish e'en England English word etymology Flemish fool frae French Gaelic gang GEORGE BEATTIE German hame haud Highland Holy Fair Jacobite JAMES BALLANTINE Jamie Jamieson derives John kirk lady laird lish Lord Lost Preterites mair maun meaning mickle Minstrelsy mony muckle ne'er never o'er obsolete old English origin phrase Piers Ploughman poem poet possibly preterite probably RAMSAY RAMSAY'S Scots Proverbs Robert Burns root Ross's Helenore says Scotland Scottish Border Scottish language Scottish word sense Shakspeare Shanter signifies Sir Walter Scott slang sometimes written song synonymous Teutonic thou tion Twa Dogs verb weel whence wife WIRRY-COW woman ye'll Ye're
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