Lilts and Larks

Lilts and Larks
Author: William Stewart
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781527909823

Excerpt from Lilts and Larks: Frae Larkie Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heart-felt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling, And banish the thoughts of day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lilts and Larks Frae Larkie

Lilts and Larks Frae Larkie
Author: William Stewart
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781377559919

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100 Favourite Scots Words

100 Favourite Scots Words
Author: Pauline Cairns Speitel
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1910022381

affront • baffies • capercailzie • dingie • elderitch first fit • glaikit • hogmanay • jalouse • laldie • mar numpty • onding • pawkie • scunner • thrapple wean • yeukie • and mony mony mair tae whet yer thrapple... What is your favourite Scots word? Have you heard of a stushie or a stairheid rammy? Do you know a numpty who talks a lot of mince? For over a decade, The Herald has published the Scottish Language Dictionaries' Scots Word of the Week. This wee book gathers 100 of our favourites, showing the breadth and diversity of the Scots language over time, ranging from lesser-known Older Scots to formal language to contemporary slang. Uncover the surprising origins of well-known words such as numpty and wean, discover unusual ones like onding and gowan, and savour evocative gems like Robert Burns' 'blethering, blustering, drunken blellum'.

Pinafore Palace

Pinafore Palace
Author: Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1907
Genre: Children's poetry
ISBN: