10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAWPUS»
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gawpus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gawpus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Scots quair: a trilogy of novels
And Chris asked what was this about Ewan? and Miss Murgatroyd told her the
dreadful story, just as she'd heard from that dear Mrs. Gawpus that afternoon at
the Unionist Ladies. It seemed that Mr. Ewan had got employment in the
basement ...
James Leslie Mitchell, 1966
2
Noctes Ambrosianae: By the late John Wilson ... and others. ...
The public, sir; the public is the Gawpus. But what for are you sae metapheesical,
man? There's just nae sense ava. in metapheesics; they're a' clean nonsense.
But how's Wudsworth? The Opium-Eater. I have not seen him since half-past two
...
3
Works: Noctes ambrosianae
327 Gavse — grass Gash — solemnly and almost super- naturally sagacious
Gate — manner Gaunt — yawn Gaucy — portly Gawmut — gamut Gawpus —
fool Gear — goods, riches Geeing — giving Gegg— to impose upon one's
credulity ...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, 1856
4
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
'Tis said the Gawpus of the Ghost— SHEPHERD. You mean the Ghost 0' the
Gawpus son-m. —-—has been seen in Edinburgh. The Black Cook of this
establishment, James, is afraid to sleep by herself— snspnsan. Canna she get
Tappitoury, ...
5
The Noctes Ambrosianœ of "Blackwood".
'Tis said the gawpus of the ghost — Shepherd. You mean the ghost o' the
gawpus — North. — has been seen in Edinburgh. The black cook of this
establishment, James, is afraid to sleep by herself — Shepherd. Canna she get
Tappitoury, ...
John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, 1843
Are you in any way connected with the Hoggs? Shepherd (throwing off his
disguise). O ye Gawpus ! — Ye great Gawpus ! It's me, man — it's me ! tut's man
— dinna lose your temper — dinna you think I would make a capital playactor ?
North.
7
The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
A great greasy gawpus, f squat on his posteriors at your elbow, fixing on you
during your intervals of exhaustion, a pair of eyes in their sockets, gravy as the
openings of putrid oysters, and then putting down into his scrawl, with red hairy
fingers ...
8
Mephibosheth Stepsure Letters
Mr. Gawpus' opinion had much weight with the jury, who were mostly his
customers. They, therefore, returned their verdict, Died; because he could not live
any longer; and the overseers of the poor were directed to get the body put under
...
But Morgan not only matches him, he adds some colour on his own account, the
effect of which is to make the spectators appear even more idiotic: and wheech
but the muckle-mou'd moochers werna lang in makin theirsels thrang, gawpus ...
10
The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots
... gaun, gaunae see gae. gaup, gowp v 1 gawp, stare open- mouthed, gape. 2
eat greedily, devour. n 1 gaup, gauple a fool, a person who gapes. 2 gowp a
stare NE. gaupit, gowpH stupid, silly. gawpus. gapus a fool, a clumsy stupid lout.
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 2004
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAWPUS»
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