10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINTIE»
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lintie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The feathered tribes of the British islands
It is the linnet, the grey linnet, the white linnet, the brown linnet, and also the rose
linnet of England ; so also — as lintie is the lowland Scotch for linnet — it is the
lintie, the grey Untie, the white lintie, the brown lintie, and sometimes, but not ...
2
The
Lintie O' Moray: Being A Collection Of Poems Chiefly ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
George Cumming, William Hay,
2010
3
The English dialect dictionary
16.] LINTERN, sb. S.Pem. (\V.I\I.M.) w.Som.x Cor!“ [li'ntan] A lintel, the top part ofa
door-frame; a short beam of wood inserted over any door or window-opening to
support the wall above. Cf. lintin. LINTHER, see Linder, v. LINTIE, sb. Sc. Irel. n.
4
Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction
LINTIE'SRU N FRO M COWES T OBURNHA M , S E P T E M B E R , 1 9 3 2
Lintiewasdesignedandbuilt by Fife in 1926 to the International 6metres Rule ; she
was about 22 ft.ontheline and, as one would expect, a remarkably sweet little
boat.
for ever art thou, my beloved Edward Harrington ! and, after a few brilliant years
in the oriental clime, -—-“ on Ho'ogley's banks afar Looks down on thy lone tomb
the Evening' Star." Methinks we hear the “ song 0' the Gnrsv LINTIE," perhaps the
...
6
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Here the hill-blackhird builds— and here you know why Scotland is called the
lintie's land. What hird lilts like the lintwhite ? The lark alone. But here there are
no larks — a little farther down and you will hear one ascending or descending
over ...
7
A Treatise on British Song-birds: Including Observations on ...
The Lintie, on the heathery brae, '' (Where lies the nest amang the ferns,) Begins
its lilt at break 0' day, And at the gleaming hails the stems. I wadna gie the lintie's
sang, Sue merry on the broomy lea, For a' the notes that ever rang Free a' the ...
HEATHER UNTIE* I. ' T T BATHER Lintie, tell me, pray, J. -L \Vhythe Snow-
wreath went away?' ' Silent Snow-wreath sat alone> Till she heard the laughing
call Of the merriest stream of all In the land. Down the steep from stone to stone,
Shyly ...
Frances Ridley Havergal,
1831
9
A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory
Gorcrow, 516. Grey Crow, 529. Grey-backed Crow, 529. Grey lien, 145. Linnet,
371. Ptarmigan, 132, 187. Partridge, 133, 218. Greater Redpoll, 371. Bullfinch,
411. Green Linnet, 324, 365. Lintie, 365. Greenfinch, 3*15. Green Grosbeak, 365.
William Macgillivray,
1837
10
A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and ...
MY LITTLE MAY y little May was like a lintie Glintin' 'mang the flowers o' spring-;
Like a lintie she was cantie, Like a lintie she could sing ; — Singing, milking in the
gloamin', Singing, herding in the morn, Singing 'mang the brackens roaming, ...
Charles Dudley Warner,
2008
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINTIE»
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lintie is used in the context of the following news items.
Santa takes to streets for annual collection
Tuesday, December 2: Lentlands Road, Taranty Road, Langlands Road, Fruithill, Jeanfield Crescent, Teuchat Croft, Old Halkerton Road, Lintie ... «Forfar Dispatch, Nov 14»
Rab's week: Kate expectations as brilliant Bush re-enters the stage
... puking babies and a steady office job become available to her. I'll just read that last sentence back. Hell with it. Sing, gal! Sing like a lintie! «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 14»
Hallsville Happenings
One of the Smith's daughters, Libbie Smith Brown (1873-1940), taught at Woodlawn, and married businessman, Lintie Brown. One of their ... «Marshall News Messenger, Jan 14»
The benefits of immigration should not be overlooked
Lintie Gibson Melrose, Scottish Borders. A Bishop's residence. SIR – The Rt Rev Peter Hancock, the next Bishop of Bath and Wells, believes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
Annie's tirade on fame-making TV talent shows is music to my ears
These latter don't want any part in it, nor will they have their emotions tweaked by some fat burd, even if she can sing like a lintie. Some people ... «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 13»