10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUCELY»
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doucely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
doucely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Win. & Cum.1 She whea lcate sac douse and jolly, 151. Hence Doucely, adv.
sweetly, gently, kindly. Frf. H00 doucely she looks in her auld ha1nely claes,
WATT Poet. Skalclies (I880) 88. 2. Gently sedate, quiet, steady, grave;
respectable; also ...
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The Poetry of Robert Burns: Songs. Unauthorised poems. ...
66. 13; 'douce or merry tale,' i. 156. 14; 'douce conveners,' i. 206. 18; 'douce folk,'
ib. 24; 'thrifty citizens an' douce,' i. 207. 7 ; ' douce Wisdom's door,' i. 218. 7; 'for ye
sae douce,' i. 252. 9 ; ' sae cursed douce,' ii. 125. 3. Douce, doucely, dousely ...
Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley, Thomas Finlayson Henderson, 1901
He murmured, “Doucely, lass, doucely.” Her perkedears twitched in response,
butshekept close instead ofrangingyards ahead, as usual. Although such
behavior suggested that she anticipated danger, he knew she was likely only
sensing and ...
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The poetry of Robert Burns
218. 7; 'for ye sae douce,' i. 252. 9 ; 'sae cursed douce,' ii. 125. 3. Donee, doueely
, dnusely, (1) sedately: 'douce hi nginowre my curple,' ii. 106. 20 ; (2) prudently : '
doucely manage our affairs,' i. 26. 3 ; ' doucely fill a throne,' i. 72. 12. DoudCd ...
Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley, Thomas Finlayson Henderson, 1896
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The Works with His Lift by Allan Cunningham. -London, James ...
Nursery Song. Dorty. Saucy, nice. “ Your well-seen love, and dorty J enny's pride.
” Ramsay. Douse, or douce. Sober, wise, prudent. “ I've given a douse advice and
plain.” . Ramsay. Doucely. Soberly, prudently. “ So ye may doucely fill a throne.
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The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting) ...
Doucely, soberly, prudently. Wha doucely manage our affairs. Dought, was or
were able. Doughty, powerful and valiant. The doughty Douglas. Doup, backside,
the buttocks, the end of a candle. Doup-skelper, one that strikes the breech.
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Annals of the parish: and the Ayrshire legatees
... while all the village dogs, surprised by the sound of chariot-wheels, came
baying and barking forth, and sent off the cats, that were so doucely x sitting on
the window-soles, clambering and scampering over the roofs in terror of their
lives.
John Galt, David Storrar Meldrum, 1895
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The complete works (self-interpreting).
Dorty, saucy, nice. Douce, or douse, sober, wise, prudent Doucely, soberly,
prudently. Wha doucely manage our affairs. Dought, was or were able. Doughty,
powerful and valiant The doughty Douglas. Doup, backside, the buttocks, the end
of a ...
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The Works of Robert Burns. With life by Allen Cunningham, ...
Saucy, nice. “ Your well-seen love, and dorty Jenny's pride.” Ramsay. Dorly.
Doucc, or douse. Sober, wise, prudent. “ I've given a douse advice and plain.”
Ramsay. Doucely. Soberly, prudently. “ So ye may doucely fill a throne.” Burns.
Joughl.
Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham, 1850
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The Works: In Four Volumes
Nursery SongDorty . Saucy, nice. “ Your well-seen love, and dorty Jenny's pride.”
Ramsay. Douce, or douse. Sober, wise, prudent. , “ I've given a douse advice and
plain.” Ramsay. Doucely. Soberly, prudently. “ So ye may doucely till a throne.
Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham, 1835
