10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWEIRNESS»
Discover the use of
sweirness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sweirness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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First period. Second period. From Spenser to Dryden
Syne 6 Sweirness r at the second bidding Came like a sow out of a midding,8
Full sleepy was his grunyie.9 Many sweir bumbard10 belly-huddroun,11 Many
slute daw 12 and sleepy duddroun,13 Him served aye with sounyie.14 He drew
them ...
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Specimens of the British Poets
Syue Sweirness at the second biddingh Com lyk a sow out of a midding', Full
slepy wes his grunyiel. Mony sweir bumbard belly-huddroun“, Mony slute dew
and slepy duddrounl, Him eervit ay with sounyie". I In coats of armour and
bonncts of ...
Thomas Campbell, Peter Cunningham, 1841
3
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of George Buchanan
Maister, I haif resavit diverse letters frome you, and yit I have ansourit to naine of
thayme: of the quhylke albeit I haif mony excusis, as age, forgetfulnes, besines,
and disease, yit I wyl use none as now, eccept my sweirness and your gentilnes;
...
4
Specimens of the British Poets; with biographical and ...
VIISyne Sweirness at the second biddingh Com lyk a now out of a middingl, Full
slepy wes his grunyie). Mony sweir bumbard belly-huddroun", Mony slute (law
and slepy duddroun', Him servit ay with sounyiem. I In coats of armour and
bonncts ...
Thomas Campbell, Peter Cunningham, 1841
5
A Scottish Postbag: Eight Centuries of Scottish Letters
... haif resavit diverse letters frome you, and yit I have ansourit to name of thayme;
of the quhylke albeit I haif mony excusis, as age, forgetfulnes, besines, and
disease, yit I wyl use nane as now, except my sweirness, and your gentilnes; and
geif ...
George Bruce, Paul Henderson Scott, 2002
6
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
... Sweirness, s. 1. Laziness, S.] Add; —" In this cais it sould be diligentlie
eschewit, that it be not verifyit that is said in ane commoun proverb, viz. ' He that
for swearnes and cauld wald not work in winter, sail thairfoir beg in the sommer
time, and ...
7
The poetical works of Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount: Lion ...
... thame let me remane aue quhile. Als in the Owt-Yles, and in Argyle, Unthrift,
sweirness, falset^fovertie and strife, Pat policie in danger of hir life." 3 Swyith,
harlote: out, away, rascal. * to make my moan, or complaint. 240 THE WORKS of [
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Chaucer, 1400, to Beaumont, 1628
Syne Sweirness at the second bidding ' Com lyk a sow out of a midding2, s To lie
that had delight. — s With spreaders of falselies. — '0Alas that courts of noble
kings — " Of them can never be rid. VI. l Covetousness. — * Boot of all evil and ...
9
Royal Edinburgh: Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets
"Maister, Ihaifrescevit diverse lettersfrome you, andyitI haif answerit tonaneof
them—ofthe quhilk albeit I haif mony excuses such as age, forgetfulness,
business, and disease, yet I will use nane as now, except my sweirness (
reluctance) ...
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Chronicle of Scottish poetry: from the thirteenth century, ...
Als in the out-yles, and in Argyle, Unthrist, sweirness, sullet, povertie and strise,
Pat Policie in danger os hir lise. In the Law-land 1 came to seik resuge, And
purpofit thare to mak my refidence ; Bot fingular profit gart me sone deluge, And
did ...
