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| The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,393 | 2 | 0.31 | |
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... brocht ither wouns Far dysentry kept company wi rain as big's dubloons Aside the Kwai the smilin Thai in bricht ... ... traffic lights you never see Thin mosquitoes whine. Moths, big as plates land on the drilling plan In guarded compounds, ... |
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| The Lest o the Ettins | Purves, David | 1,071 | 1 | 0.93 | |
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... ettins ever haed the chaunce ti eat beef frae a bullik as big as this yin wes?” said his guidson. He wes unco proud o ... |
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| The Monday club | Hynd, George | 805 | 6 | 7.45 | |
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... pal, whae wis called Willie Lunn Now Lunny the Looney's a big likeable sowl Whae jist loves tae hear tumblers clink An ... ... the pints An' the crack that day wis brand new As big Lunny an Bear, they laughed an they joked An slowly got ... ... Time flies when yer aw haen fun An suddenly the Bear an big Lunny Discovered their money wis done "Dinnae worry aboot ... ... their money wis done "Dinnae worry aboot cash" said big Lunn tae the Bear "Tonight you an' I are baith lucky" 'Cos ... ... drink ony mair An airm in airm up the road they rolled Big Lunny an his pal the Bear Up Park Avenue the Bear crawled ... |
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| The Mossflow | Holton, Brian | 33,939 | 10 | 0.29 | |
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... Watterside, an there seek a bield wi a waster cried Big Liu, at keepit a bettin shop. This wis Liu Shiquan, wha ... ... he thocht ti gae back ti the Eastren Capital. Nou, Big Liu wis sib ti ane Deacon Dong at keepit a herbshop in ... ... wi Deacon Dong. Gao the Braw gied his fare-ye-weills ti Big Liu, shouthert his pock an wan awa. He tuik the rounabout ... ... the bairns......Gin A dinna, tho, it’ll juist affront Big Liu.....” Sae he juist hed ti bid him, wi aa pleisance an ... ... says Shi Jin, “ but A niver thocht the tinks wad grow sae big: they’re shuir ti be a sair trauchle ti us aa.......Luckie ... |
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| The Ootlaw | Purves, David | 7,971 | 4 | 0.50 | |
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... hut, door at back, window holes, right and left, closed by big heavy wooden shutters. Wooden benches against walls, the ... ... for auld Neptune himsell. Syne thare cam a mukkil swaw as big as a houss--- Valgerd: An syne---? Orm: An syne – Ah coud ... ... til Ake-Thor whan ye war swallaed bi yon mukkil swaw as big as a houss. Thorfinn: Thare ye tell a lee. Orm: Orm never ... ... Ay, YOU! But ye’r no yeir lane. Ah hae seen a hantil big, mukkil bairns wi lang tousie baerds an gray hair, an ... |
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| The Puddock and the Princess | Purves, David | 19,521 | 2 | 0.10 | |
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... littil wunner ye’r wurkit up on yeir waddin day. It’s a big day for a lassie. Juist you hae a wee rest or ye gether ... ... (She points to her cheek) Ah maun be an awfu jaud whan big laddie lyke you winna kiss me! (Ringan, still carrying the ... |
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| The Quarry | Blackhall, Sheena | 23,932 | 7 | 0.29 | |
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... (Bappy): b.1994 Myra Anderson (Jed’s mother): b.197 Big Tam Laggeran (a drug dealer: Myra’s boy friend) Neil ... ... Jed wis bikin on ahin him, a brosie laddie fa lived aff Big Mac baps, wi a wame tae suit. Bappy, the ithers cad him: ... ... oot fur her “eerans”: a wrap o poother or mebbe peels frae Big Tam Laggeran, the Mr Fixit o Meikleburgh’s junkie-lan, her ... ... tryin tae sook siller frae his nearest an dearest wis the big show-stopper: that efter aa he wis their faither, wis he ... ... oot. Jenny’s dallie’s pram wis cowpit on its side, wi Big Tam Laggeran, the dealer, sprauchled ower it. Tho his een ... |
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| The School Photograph | Blair, Anna | 229 | 2 | 8.73 | |
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... Boys with ties pulled-round a' sidieways. There was gawky big Sadie and Harold O'Grady Tizzie Bell with her wee button ... ... There were jerseys in fankles and socks down at ankles Big collars and pigtail skeewiff We'd Specky McGinty, his ... |
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| The Stalking Cure [Content label: lesser] | Corbett, Dr John B | 6,214 | 1 | 0.16 | |
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... Macnab, they huv ither fish tae fry. Bendin gender Ane big differ atween the twa buiks is the wey they tak on the ... |
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| The Storie o Caermoulis | Purves, David | 1,779 | 1 | 0.56 | |
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... out hir auld clouts, an the neist day, she arranged for a big pairtie o hir freins ti cum til the houss about the tyme ... |
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| The Thrie Sisters | Purves, David | 26,409 | 2 | 0.08 | |
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... fowk lyke yeirsells. Atweill, ye canna howp ti mak a big impression on the mass o ignorance roond aboot ye; as yeir ... ... together) MASHA: Juist listen til yon band giein it big licks! They’r aw leavin us. Yin o thaim’s gaen ... |
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| The Toad on the Rock's Opinion | Blackhall, Sheena | 5,941 | 1 | 0.17 | |
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... bows..pretty, rubber shoes, Hair, waving in water like a big hello, The suicide lady rolls jelly baby eyes. Lost ... |
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| The Upperside Express or (the cycling cyclone) | Hynd, George | 236 | 1 | 4.24 | |
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... it fur a trike Wee John kin walk in front o her Wavin a big red flag As Joan peddles doon tae Penicuik Puffin her king ... |
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| The Way Forward for the Scots Language | Purves, David | 11,636 | 1 | 0.09 | |
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... doon at nicht Wi mirth that's dear to me; But soon the big warl's cark an' care Will quaeten doon their glee. Yet, ... |
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| The Wee Reid Hen | de Rusett, Wendy | 1,571 | 1 | 0.64 | |
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... cut doon the corn? Horse: I wis working. I need an extra big helpin, cos I’m a muckle beast. Farm-wife: Far wis you fan ... |
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| The Win an the Rain | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,793 | 3 | 0.34 | |
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... HIS career on hold', Mags reflected. Elena was weeping on big Tom O'Farrell from Computing's shoulder about the ... ... shelter. She would never again make superior cracks about Big Issue sellers, she vowed, if only this night could pass ... ... bringing you,’ The teacher speirs, ‘from his great big sack?’ Connor McGraw thinks hard and says ‘He’s bringin ma ... |
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| The Wizard o the North | Blackhall, Sheena | 5,141 | 7 | 1.36 | |
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... Dunoon! Ilkie reeftap blew aff o the toon! They flew past Big Ben at a quarter tae ten, Wi a wife in an auld flannel ... ... quine wis greetin, Said she catched her boyfriend cheatin. Big Joe Christie's giro's tint, Phoned the Broo tae sae he's ... ... bin chawin at. Her ma weirs furry anklet beets, Knickers big as King Kong's sheets. She keeps twa littlins in a pram, ... ... inno the bosie o Teenie McGee. It grew through the nicht big's a were-wolf sae furry, Nae twa winks o sleep could she ... ... there. It treetled ahin her fin she wauked tae class, Sae big noo, the teacher could hardly win past. Fariver she gaed ... |
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| Thy Neighbour's Wife [Content label: lesser] | Bruce, Eddie | 2,813 | 1 | 0.36 | |
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... he felt as drained as the bottle as he poured the last big dram and took it upstairs with him. He slept fitfully. ... |
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| Tick | Blair, Anna | 194 | 1 | 5.15 | |
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... skint!) Of patchin', mendin', makin'-do Ma kept at bay the big Taboo, The credit, debt, goin' on the slate The things ... |
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| Took Fur a Ride | Connell, Andrina | 2,077 | 6 | 2.89 | |
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... Angel Gabriel diznae werr a shiny yella jaikit lik the big fella in frunt o’ me. An onywise A wiz gaun doon ra way, ... ... Here, A’m telling yous. Wiz this no serious? Ra big man’s fumlin aboot wi sumhing. It wiz straps. A hid bin ... ... right anuff. A pit ma haun up tae ma heid. There wiz a big daud a cotton wool stuck tae ma napper. An anither wan ... ... broke wan fur me. Elbas lik knittin pins. There wiz a big wumman ower the other side. A mean a shuge, big, wumman. ... ... wiz a big wumman ower the other side. A mean a shuge, big, wumman. She damp near need the ither side aw tae hursel. ... |
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