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| A Small Book of Translations: 20 - Ronsard 3 | Hutchison, Alexander | 146 | 1 | 6.85 | |
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... relish, lik a deid man's haun: a kiss lik her breether got fae chaste Diane, or lik some granny gies til her favourite ... |
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| A Small Book of Translations: 32 - Glossary & Notes | Hutchison, Alexander | 1,973 | 1 | 0.51 | |
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... is furious. Adeste, hendecasyllabi: Farivver: is wherever; fae: is from; hale is whole. Non (ita me di ament): Lats flee ... |
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| Divinin for cables | Johnson, Laureen | 571 | 5 | 8.76 | |
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... hae ta dig wals nooadays! An God knows, da watter at comes fae da heevens is mair as anyoch every year at we see! But ... ... So, here we wir waitin ee Wednesday moarnin for someen fae Lerook ta come wi a scanner an mark oot da places for wis ... ... lyin anunder da grund. Dey wir Tammie an me an a fellow fae Glessgow an peerie John Alec (just oot o da schöl) an we ... ... an we're döin naething idder. We'll try for a fun!’ An fae da cut fence, he took twa bits o wire - an bloddy owld ... ... tree cables an aa in agreement when here comes da fellow fae toon wi da scanner. He lookit an listened an towt we wir ... |
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| Saands o Maywick | Johnson, Laureen | 1,333 | 7 | 5.25 | |
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... wis determined at he wid go aff tae fin cod, him an John fae next door, an peerie Seemon wi dem. Geordie seemed ta tink ... ... while. Dey set aff ida first o da day wi a laar o wind fae da nor-wast, just what dey wir needin, an Geordie began ta ... ... watchin tö. An we aa kent da time it took ta haal lines fae da boddam, nine mile aff, in sixty faddom o watter. An we ... ... Taing, an Geordie guid dere tö, but somewye I couldna move fae da hoose, an I just stöd furt an watched. An dan, oh my ... ... tae da tidder, an some peerie boy comes flyin every fit fae da banks, wi a lantern in his haand, roarin at da pitch o ... |
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| Keekin In | Love, Rowena M | 67 | 1 | 14.93 | |
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... Kye coorie in thir sta, life smokin fae thir mous; a leam o sunlicht thirls the mirk lik guid news ... |
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| The Feartie-Cat | Love, Rowena M | 151 | 2 | 13.25 | |
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... even be stertit Whae’d be skirlin fur his mammie? Ah wud! Fae uncannie craiturs Ah’d jouk awa Tremmlin, souchin, sairly ... ... souchin, sairly fleggit Ah’d coorie doon, mak masel sma Fae sic beasties whae wudnae leg it? Ah huv! “Cushie, cushie,” ... |
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| Women and Poetry 1972-1999: The Contemporary Scene | McCulloch, Margery Palmer | 7,863 | 1 | 0.13 | |
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... a turning of the literary and sexual tables in ‘Extracted Fae A DRUNK WUMMAN SITTIN OAN A THISTLE (misquoted is a’body’s ... |
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| Sanstane an Steel | McNeil, Andrew | 811 | 10 | 12.33 | |
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... ower haill couters o taangle, Mindin the vices on fingers fae partans, Aye feart the planet wull revert, Disappear unner ... ... an treacle Passin the whale jaw banes Elemental rites fae the Atlantic. Whaur afore faimlies hid Ain patterns on ... ... she cuin dae this They'll be happy in the States. Pop ower fae America Whar awthin is bigger Aye! Standart o life is ... ... walk doun the High Street Ignorin the exhibition poster Fae Agricola tae Chatelard unner Queen Mary's bed Sex an deith ... ... The ane, finger still rock-calloused. Lang since idle fae wark in a Fife mine; Th'ither, fantoosh as his Apple Mac ... |
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| Temples Fae Creels | McNeil, Andrew | 1,663 | 16 | 9.62 | |
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... dreich day. That's the picters in ma heid Conjured up fae the pub plaque ootside. Yon wifie had cairrit a Royal, A ... ... an Cook. But we got droukit aw the same Inside an oot fae waves batterin The walls on the shore an beyond. An doun ... ... Swiss Family Robinson. The Regal cinema Jist a skimmer awa fae the sea Wis a hangar loadit wi planes Aff tae the ootside ... ... January Oor hoose on Shore road Wis aye spuckled in spray Fae waves that ripped san Aff protective rock ledges. Reek ... ... that ripped san Aff protective rock ledges. Reek trails fae the Lothian side Wid hing aboot Cockenzie The power ... |
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| Poems from "Stravaigin" | Niven, Liz | 215 | 2 | 9.30 | |
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... an exile wha watches the lies o the lan, the leid aw taen fae within. A sleekit kinna wey o kiddin ye wi veneers o ... ... they stretcht, far as the greetin een cuid see. Hidden fae view, gas chaumers lay buriet, unner foondations crummlt, ... |
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| The New Mannie | Niven, Liz | 363 | 1 | 2.75 | |
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... o haein a holiday soon- a week in New York wi her pals fae the toon. Will A stey at hame wi the wean fir the week? A ... |
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| Advent Antiphons in Scots | Ogston, David D | 235 | 1 | 4.26 | |
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... The mortal faes. Come an save us. You vrocht us aa Fae the same common cley. O Emmanuel, Howp o the nations, ... |
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| Refuge [Content label: serious] | Paisley, Janet | 22,040 | 25 | 1.13 | |
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... by the office. SADIE: (BACK IRONING) Well, Gordon'll be in fae school furst, it this rate. AGNES: You shouldnae wind ... ... didnae? AGNES: It'll aw come oot in the waash. SADIE: No fae Gordon, it willnae. I'd stake ma life oan that laddie. Huv ... ... the high street, ye ken. By ma hair. Kicked and punched me fae wan end ae the toon tae the ither. Streets were mobbed. ... ... here, we'll need tae drink tae that. SADIE: Special brew. Fae a knitting bag! What a honey you are, Agnes. (SHE GOES TO ... ... ribs. They're done. Finished wi. But I can maybe stop you fae emptyin the bloody ashtray. CAROLANNE: I wanted to empty ... |
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| Scotland | Paisley, Janet | 210 | 1 | 4.76 | |
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... a leid naebody kens, in yer hert a stane. but gang awa fae hur a rantin sang an dance’ll folley tae reel ye in as son ... |
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| Vampire | Paisley, Janet | 1,700 | 6 | 3.53 | |
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... aw got the look, ken? The whit-stane-did-you-crawl-oot- fae-ablow’ look. If ye ever wonder whit’s wrang wi yer mither, ... ... afore, McAndrew goes green noo. “Eh, whoah. Keep back fae me.” He looks feart. “Whit fur?” “I’m allergic tae that ... ... He’s feart. I kin see it in his een. He’s backin awa fae me. “Dinnae come ony nearer. Ma een’ll start watterin an ... ... gies oot an eerie hoot. Then, ahint me, thur’s a crack fae a twig bein stepped oan. A cauld shiver runs doon ma neck. ... ... skelfs. Biff doesnae get it. He’s no impressed. “Git they fae scartin yer heid, did ye?” He jokes an then hew-haws. ... |
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| Wi Thur Twa Rings | Paisley, Janet | 149 | 2 | 13.42 | |
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... haud oor wheesht ken thorns hae roses. And when ye gang fae this day the skinklin staurs gang wi ye. When ye gang ... ... day the skinklin staurs gang wi ye. When ye gang furrit fae this day, the love that grew ye growes wi ye and mairrige ... |
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| Chrysants | Purves, David | 2,567 | 1 | 0.39 | |
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... waitin on us in the snell wund. Oor chieftain scorns the fae an we haud forrit. But Nature, hirsell, favors the Tertars ... |
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| Jade Lute | Purves, David | 7,581 | 2 | 0.26 | |
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... BC) THE ITHER SYDE Ah im a prisoner in the haunds o the fae, tholin the shame o ma thirldom. Ma banes stick oot an ma ... ... n, farewell fash, v, worry fashiuss, a, irritating fae, n, foe faither, n, father fauch, a, feeble faw, v, n, ... |
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| The Ootlaw | Purves, David | 7,971 | 2 | 0.25 | |
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... wumman, ti gaird ma treisir sae ill – ti mak ma bairn ma fae. Gunlöd: Ai, Faither, im Ah nou yeir fae? Thorfinn: Ye ir ... ... mak ma bairn ma fae. Gunlöd: Ai, Faither, im Ah nou yeir fae? Thorfinn: Ye ir a Christian, but it is mebbe no ower late ... |
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| Letter from an Island in the Middle of an Unknown Sea | Rimbaud, Dee | 2,534 | 12 | 4.74 | |
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... wis off tae a better place. But it didnae stop the tears fae fallin fae ma eyes. An the salt ay thaim made me thirsty ... ... a better place. But it didnae stop the tears fae fallin fae ma eyes. An the salt ay thaim made me thirsty as a ... ... the light is failin awfy fast the now, so different fae back hame. Ah’ll huv tae wait till the mornin light before ... ... It is tae hot tae wear claes. But ah huv made a coverin fae the linin ay ma skirts, an while it is thin an cool, it is ... ... wee boatie wis stranded on a sand spar, but twenty yards fae this island, an the sun wis blazin intae ma eyes so fierce ... |
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| The Fanatic (extract 3) [Content label: serious] | Robertson, James | 4,519 | 1 | 0.22 | |
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... down the glass. Memories. Whit ye mind as a wean. Ye come fae nowhere. Ye gang back tae naethin. Ye had a faither that ... |
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| Extracts from SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 | Robinson, Chris | 774 | 1 | 1.29 | |
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... can get ane aff the wabsteid) and a guid offerin o wark fae writers. As weel as promotin the profile o SLD and steirin ... |
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| Da Tree Peerie Grice | Sandison, Iris | 1,270 | 1 | 0.79 | |
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... doon da daal, an he fell in wi Jeemie o Bakka, makkin hame fae da banks wi a back-burden o widd at wis come wi da sea. ... |
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| Emails to Christine | Sandison, Iris | 655 | 3 | 4.58 | |
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... surprise on a dark November Monday moarnin..guid tae hear fae > dee as ivver. A'm blyde you aa enjoyed da Lake ... ... so she aboot turned an is been lyin atween Fitful an Burra fae syne. Dey'll be > stories tae tell A'm tinkin...! > ... ... > jewel, yon's aboot it fur da meantime. > > Hear fae dee shun? (New computer..still no funn da umlaut!!) > ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Official Report (07/09/00) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 52,710 | 1 | 0.02 | |
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... is ti be the European Year o Leids; taks tent at siller fae the European Union wull rax the lenth o projecks for ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Report on Inquiry intil the role o educational and cultural policy (Scots) | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 9,216 | 50 | 5.43 | |
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... Martin Verity Judith Evans (8) Susan Duffy (9) Ian Cowan 1 fae 16 Mey 2002 2 Jackie Baillie become a memmer o the Comatee ... ... become a memmer o the Comatee on 29 November 2001. 3 fae 26 September 2002 4 fae 16 Mey 2002 5 Frank McAveety wis ... ... the Comatee on 29 November 2001. 3 fae 26 September 2002 4 fae 16 Mey 2002 5 Frank McAveety wis Depute Convener fae 11 ... ... 4 fae 16 Mey 2002 5 Frank McAveety wis Depute Convener fae 11 December 2001 tae his resignation fae the Comatee on 9 ... ... Depute Convener fae 11 December 2001 tae his resignation fae the Comatee on 9 Mey 2002. 6 fae 9 Mey 2002 tae 26 ... |
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| Scottish Parliament: Scots Pairlament Cross Pairty Group on the Scots Leid, Meenits o the meetin hauden on 19 June 2003 | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | 893 | 7 | 7.84 | |
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... present list o memmers. The Group maun hae representatives fae aa the pairties in the Pairlament wi mair nor five ... ... the Treasurer. The Group’s secretar wad be Michael Hance fae the Scots Language Resource Centre. The Group gr’eed that ... ... Implementation Group. A meetin shuid tak place atween fowk fae the Group an Douglas Ansdell, a civil servant fae the ... ... fowk fae the Group an Douglas Ansdell, a civil servant fae the Executive, tae discuss weys tae develop a language ... ... weys tae develop a language strategie. Representatives fae the group shuid continue tae meet wi Maggie Cunningham at ... |
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| Afa sad news, bit thanks for the memories - March 21, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 778 | 2 | 2.57 | |
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... takkin tent o aa that wis gyan on as I wis tae tak ower fae him. That wis tae be the start o mony a tour in the 1960s ... ... jist a wee space tae gyang back tae ma supercilious mannie fae the Sunday Times. Fit wis he on aboot? The Asda signs in ... |
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| A wikk o shows taks me back an fore in time - April 25, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 779 | 4 | 5.13 | |
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... 78. Noo ma freen tells me he hid them in the palm o's haun fae the wird go an in praisin the acoustics sung "Fly Me To ... ... the Buchan Chiel - twa names that meant sae muckle tae me fae the early 1950s fin I wis beginning tae be kent on the ... ... wye that hotel I hear some o ye speir? Well, baith were fae the hotel at ae time. Willie Kemp's faimily ain't the ... ... were tae mak a lot o 78 records in London an broadcast fae the aul BBC studios in Belmont Street alang wi Curly McKay ... |
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| Giein translations for a Doric play? Gie's a break - February 21, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 792 | 6 | 7.58 | |
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... education authorities will act. Keep the translation awa fae the bairns; teachers' reference only. Div they get a ... ... in seein the performin o's Doric plays as I get fae ma screeds on a Monday fin I get a response bi wird o moo ... ... screeds on a Monday fin I get a response bi wird o moo or fae yer letters. "I like tae read yer column, bit fyles it's a ... ... tae a couple o yer letters. A fylie back, I got a letter fae Bill Johnston, o Udny, fa hid gotten the len o a beuk o ... ... bi Mary Symon." The line o the poem reads that Sownock, fae the bothy door, kame-sowfed a martial lilt. Kame - a comb ... |
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| Graip an trooel mak the perfec wind-doon - May 16, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 793 | 6 | 7.57 | |
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... aboot the eyn o April an I maun say we baith hae benefitit fae the braak, tho the wither cwid a been kinder. If it hid ... ... anither fin the first wirds cam oot o wir moos. "Eer nae fae hereaboots," ventur't Esma, follow't bi me sayin: "Na, bit ... ... the wrang time an wi palin posts an road signs taakin ower fae scenic beauty, she miss't oot on oor first-ivver sicht o a ... ... o trees, shrubs an girss, wi a branch or twa a feow feet fae yer nose, and the playgreen for birdies big an sma, nae ... ... been there the wikk afore. The woman kent ma voice, tee, fae the radio, an daur I say fae the Beechgrove Gairden ... |
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| It's time tae reflect as fiddlers come and go - February 28, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 787 | 4 | 5.08 | |
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... the lines o Jock Morgan, that fine fiddler an entertainer fae Kemnay fa fiddl't an sang wi the best o them in my era o ... ... It wis gran, bi the wye, tae see John haein focht back fae serious ill health, in his usual fine fettle in spite o a ... ... drum laldee - the instrument happin the sma cratur fae sicht o's aadience. Weel deen nivvertheless. AY, FIDDLERS ... ... than eence. The entrance an the exit cwid hae signs hingin fae the ceilin wi chynes sayin "SYN" and "SYOOT". ... |
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| Jeel't tae the marra on a day oot tae the fitba - March 14, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 787 | 2 | 2.54 | |
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... It's aa richt for him wi sae muckle tap teams tae pick fae doon in the far sooth. YE KEN, I jist hae realis't es is ... ... Tae bide in the tap six in the league is great progress fae the doldrums o last eer athoot lashin oot the siller like ... |
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| Memories come floodin back o lost Aiberdeen - February 14, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 785 | 2 | 2.55 | |
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... the area black wi fowk scalin oot o the buses comin in fae the country. Syne ma thochts switch tae ma early days o ... ... the 20th century, they discover't a secret passage rinnin fae the cellar tae the shore - a century or twa afore, ... |
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| My toast the day is wir gran mither tongue - April 11, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 771 | 3 | 3.89 | |
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... lat's stick wi that the day, startin wi an afa fine letter fae Margaret Lowe, o Kingswells, expressin her delight at me ... ... THAT snatch o a verse I quote at the heid o the column cam fae a poem o David Grant gyan back near a hunner eer afore ... ... sae graphically describit in braid Scots. I took it fae the North-East Muse Anthology, publish't bi the Press and ... |
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| Sattlin doon tae steer the fine hotterin porritch - March 7, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 782 | 2 | 2.56 | |
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... a fower times afore he wis made a judge tae haud him awa fae winnin near ilka eer. I'm damnt sure I read somewye that ... ... Murly Tams, Pizzers - an a query I got nae that lang syne fae ma gweed freen Jim McDonald, o Wartle, speirin as tae fit ... |
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| The kilt, oor ain identity, jist gets mair popular - March 28, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 765 | 4 | 5.23 | |
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... o Cambridge University decide that students be bann't fae weerin kilts an toushties o tartan at their graduation ... ... centuries. Sodgers in World War II were dubbit the Ladies fae Hell bi the Germans, such wis their presence, and in times ... ... see the prood kilters comin up the aisle alongside fowk fae foreign pairts in ither gear. It wis only last simmer that ... ... grade students in wir ain music. We hae come a lang wye fae the sma bourachies o traditional singers an musicians at ... |
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| Ye canna beat the Irish for a freenly welcome - April 18, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 770 | 5 | 6.49 | |
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... a Scottish dance music programme for Radio Scotland fae the Fort Royal Inn ootside Cullybackey, bit a feow mile ... ... the Fort Royal Inn ootside Cullybackey, bit a feow mile fae Ballymena in Co Antrim. Fit made it sae special wis that ... ... and Fiddle Club an they took Colin Dewar an's band across fae Scotland at their expense. The band includit Dennis ... ... o Paddy cancelled some o the faimily's proposed trip up fae the sooth o Ireland tae be we's an for me, tee, the trip ... ... hard an presenting sic a gran case tae get a £ 5,000 grant fae Awards For All, Northern Ireland, "to help promote the ... |
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| Ye ken, for lots o's, spring is the best season o the eer - April 4, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 775 | 3 | 3.87 | |
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... bi oor skeely wordsmiths showin the cheenges ower the eers fae wir granfathers' time. I hae been haein a ca-throwe ma ... ... the generosity o Colin Mearns in presenting me wi a curn fae's faither's ain collection, lots o them signed bi the ... ... be cut in the bud for markets near an far. It's a far cry fae J.M. Caie's fairmin days at Nether Dallachy in the 1930s ... |
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| A Fer Chauve | Smith, Alex | 23,344 | 75 | 3.21 | |
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... fer fyte wi frost. Pits winter in oor minds uppermost. Fae the Sooth ere's a howlin gale, Blawin throo sleet an ... ... the win wi lashin rain, En it's jist a shoor noo an again, Fae the North a richt strong breeze, Countryside dryin up I'm ... ... Sna, days nae fit for man nor beast. Tuesday 3 Temp-1/2 Fae the North Wast ere's a cauld blaw, Aye slowly, slowly the ... ... 4/7 Surely it's a lee at the gless dis tell, Win blaws fae the Wast gey near a gale, Day keeps up aye fine an dry, ... ... Affa bare bit it's bonny an fair. Sunday 8 Temp3/5 Win fae the Wast it is gey snell. Gran day bit we wrap up well. ... |
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| A Sair Fecht | Smith, Alex | 23,505 | 71 | 3.02 | |
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... 3rd, Temp. -2/-2 Frost sticks in the hale day lang Richt fae mornin fin the day began. Saturday 4th, Temp. -1/2 Fresh ... ... Half the winter is past at Yule. Sunday 2nd, Temp. 0/3 Fae the Sooth a richt frosty win Fine day bit weak is the sin. ... ... Affa coorse wither I hear fowk cry, Hale day rain poors fae the sky. Friday 14th, Temp. 2/5 (Rainfall 7*/16) Mornin is ... ... in the simmer time. Sunday 16th, Temp. 6/6 (Rainfall 2/16) Fae the Sooth gale force is the win, Odd blustery shoor, jist ... ... Thick weet mist for the hale day lang, Nae ony daylicht fae the day began. Tuesday 18th, Temp. 5/12 Gran day, feel the ... |
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| A Fairy (Liquid) Story [Content label: lesser] | Smith, Mark R | 4,326 | 3 | 0.69 | |
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... red letters. Good job, cuz his knees wiz getting sore fae the coorse stone floor dt he was kneeling on. He lifted ... ... as he passed through the door. The smell of peat smoke fae d open fire wiz strong, especially to gas central heating ... ... clappit dir haands. Staampit dir feet. Dan Billy’s wyf, fae wey at d back u d room, startit t sing. D words Ralph hid ... |
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| D Greetin Bairn an D Soond U D Voice [Content label: serious] | Smith, Mark R | 3,399 | 5 | 1.47 | |
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... her essay readable and enjoyable, but in no wy taaks awaa fae d persuasiveness ur validity o her ergyoomnt. Sum o d saam ... ... barbaric speech dt iz foo o aafil swear-words ir telt fae aa angles dt dae ir inferior becuz u d wy dt dae spik. As ... ... subject as dae can. Fur example, here’s a question taen fae da Glasgow University Literary Theory exam o 2003: “Put in ... ... good at (I mind a certain incident dt saa steam emenatin fae a flushed shitepan), but at denner time I used t read ... ... I use ivree day. My wirdz ll therefur differ a gret deal fae d wirdz dt ir fun in The Shetland Dictionary. Howivur, dis ... |
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| The Correct Use of Words? | Smith, Mark R | 79 | 1 | 12.66 | |
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... dat. bit dae do. mibee I shood joost no budder. yooz words fae d Oxfurd Ingleesh Dikshunree. ur words dt we lairnt it d ... |
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| Pillars of Society | Thirkell, Alison | 29,032 | 1 | 0.03 | |
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... to get your ain back. That you're here tae wring money fae me. LILIAN: James! BEAUMONT: You're making me desperate, I ... |
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| Halesome Farin' | Waddell, Mr John | 15,793 | 57 | 3.61 | |
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... three, or fower, thegither, an eerie sicht, wi neer a soun fae the bricht legions streakin doon. The heavenly spearsman ... ... tae licht, an freens, an fireside. The Road Hame The miles fae schule, they wirnae lang when A wis souple, young, an ... ... wha better than masell? Tae end the drouth, bring water fae the well, A'm ready noo tae hae a shot at it, tae write a ... ... elk or eland That fills this bag o mine, But lamb chops fae New Zealand, An beef fae Argentine Oor faithers took great ... ... this bag o mine, But lamb chops fae New Zealand, An beef fae Argentine Oor faithers took great pleasure In huntin, ... |
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