10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLEGNESS»
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glegness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
glegness 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 ...
Ayr. I'm growing yawp; and hunger, though it's gude kitchen to a cauld potato, is
but a wet divot to the low 0' love, GAL'r Si'rA. H/Iyli'e (1822) lxxxviii. Slk. I discern
by the glegness o' the een 0' him that he's yaup, yaup—yaup, and's sharpening ...
Aye — aye — Prince o' Picardy ! I see ye bearin' him frae the bit sideboardie. Noo
attend to Mr. North, Mr. Awmrose, and dinna mind me — tak tent o' Mr. North, sir
— and see that he wants for naething — for I discern by the glegness ...
Noo attend to Mr North, Mr Awmrose, and dinna mind me — tak tent o' Mr North,
sir — and see that he wants for naething — for I discern by the glegness o' the
een o' him, that he's yaup— yaup — yaup — and 's sharpenin his teeth wi' the
fork, ...
John Wilson, James Hogg, 1887
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
GLEGNESS, s. Aeuteness; sharpness, S. GLEG-TONG UED, adj. Glib; voluble, S.
Heart of Mid-Lotlu'on. To GLEY, Gun, 0. n. 1. To squint, S. Metaph. to overlook. K
elly. GLEY, a. A squint look, S. GLEID, a. A piece, part, or portion of any thing, ...
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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The Noctes Ambrosianœ of "Blackwood".
Noo attend to Mr. North, Mr. Awmrose, and dinna mind me — tak tent o' Mr. North,
sir— and see that he wants for naething — for I discern by the glegness o' the
een o' him, that he's yaup— yaup— yaup — and 's sharpenin' his teeth wi' the fork
...
John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, 1843
At the bottom of the stairs a demur took place. I saw nothing ; but I heard, with my
wonted glegness — what think you ? — a couple of handsome smacks ! and then
an almost inaudibly soft ' God bless you, Miss ! ' Now just remember what sort ...
Jane Welsh Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, Thomas Carlyle, 1894
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Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
At the bottom of the stairs a demur took place. I saw nothing ; but I heard, with my
wonted glegness — what think you ? — a couple of handsoma smacks ! and then
an almost inaudibly soft ' God bless you, Miss ! ' Now just remember what sort ...
Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, 1913
Aye — aye — Prince o' Picardy ! I see ye bearin' him frae the bit sideboardie. Noo
attend to Mr. North, Mr. Awmrose, and dinna mind me — tak tent o' Mr. North, sir
— and see that he wants for naething — for I discern by the glegness ...
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A song of labour, and other poems
He'll live an' bless us a', if ance This tout he warstles through ; For I like the
glegness o' his look, An' the smile aboot his mou'. But waes me, or an hour gaed
by, Death hush'd him safe an' soun ; An' a' oor hopes fell ow'r his face, As winter ...
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Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the ...
GLEGLY, adv. 1. Expeditiously, S. 2. Attentively, S. Ross. GLEG-LUG'D, adj.
Acute in hearing, S. Tarros. GLEGNESS, s. Acuteness ; sharpness, S. GLEG-
TONGUED, adj. Glib ; voluble, S. Heart of Mid-Lothian, To GLEY, Gltb, t. n. 1. To
squint, 8.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), John Longmuir, 1867
