10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE UNCO GUID»
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the unco guid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the unco guid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and Things
The “Christianity” of the “unco guid” is as like this religion as are the teachings of
the Old Testament. Something to condemn, the discovery of wickedness in the
most innocent, and often elevating, recreations, such is the favorite occupation of
...
2
Musical Allusions in
the Works of James Joyce:
The Informal ...
The rivalry motif comes into play here as Mulligan uses his wit to undermine
Stephen's theories and art. Shy, deny thy kindred, the unco guid. (206 :36) Cf. “
The Unco' Guid" REMARKS: Under attack from all sides, Stephen hears
Eglinton's ...
When he prays, the " unco guid " buries his face in his hands or in his hat. He
screws up his face, and the more fervent the prayer is (or the more people are
looking at him), the more grimaces he makes. Hein- rich Heine, on coming out of
an ...
4
Poems, Songs and Letters, being
the complete works of Robert ...
ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUS. My son, there
maxim: make a rule, A ml lumfi t/zem aye t/wgz't/u'r; The RIGID RIGHTEOUS i:
afoul, The RIGID WISE anz'tlrer: The cleanest earn that e'er was dzlgllt e
somepyle: ...
Robert Burns, Alexander Smith, 1868
Still, two of his most telling poems on the subject of religion indict not the church
but churchgoers for their hypocrisy and mendacity: “Address to the Unco Guid”
and “Holy Willie's Prayer.” Who are the “Unco Guid”? This time it's strangely
rather ...
6
The British Poets: Including Translations ...
ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID; ©x, ©l)e migtrjle HUajfiUous. My son, these
maxims make a role, And lamp tbera aye tbegither ; t The Rigid Righteous is a
fool, The Rigid Wise anither : The cleanest corn that e'er was dight May hae some
...
7
The Poems of Robert Burns
And wear thou this' — she solemn said, And bound the Holly round my head :
The polish'd leaves, and berries red, Did rustling play ; And, like 'a passing
thought, she fled In light away. ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID; My BOH, these
maxims ...
If mair they deave us wi' their din, deafen Or Patronage intrusion, We'll light a
spunk, and every skin match We'll rin them aff in fusion, Like oil some day.1 AN
ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUS. " My son,
these ...
9
God Has Not Changed:
The Assembled Thoughts of Alice Thomas ...
That regrettable bunch, the unco guid, have altered their modus operandi and
moved about a bit; the original sort, who displayed their superiority by
disapproving of the rest of us, are fewer in number and their successors aim for
the same ...
10
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
The expression comes from Robert Burns's Address to the Unco Guid, or the
Rigid/y Righteous (1787), and it generally carries an implicit charge of hypocrisy.
under go under the knife: see KNIFE. keep something under your hat: see HAT.
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE UNCO GUID»
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the unco guid is used in the context of the following news items.
Brass band trombone player killed in action
A waggish painter daubed out the first S. The result was a capital advertisement, which however shocked the unco guid. ***. THE Frankston Red Cross Society ... «Mornington Peninsula News, Jul 15»
Church asks parishioners to donate £5000: Is this extravagance and …
You would be hard-pressed to find Burns' beloved "creepiest stool" upon which the penitent sinner sat for all the unco guid to gawk at. Meanwhile, the heavy and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 15»
Celebrating Margo: A unique and remarkable political force
To a soundtrack of her favourite country and western music, the unco guid and not so guid of Scottish life gathered in John Knox's backyard. We can only ... «Herald Scotland, Apr 14»
Alex Massie: Why Ukip should not be dismissed
Be that as it may, and though there is no need to exaggerate Ukip's support, it is also the case that the party is faring better in Scotland than the unco guid ... «Scotsman, Oct 13»
Three-parent families, a grandfather aged 29: this is the modern world
Cutty stool confessions in Scottish kirks may have titillated the prurient and justified “the unco guid”, but were also a partially effective means of bringing errant, ... «The Caledonian Mercury, Aug 11»
Stick in a Pie for Tomorrow
The unco guid? Supporters of the England football team? But we all know the deep truth of her first basic point: 'We live in a world where half of us are killing ... «London Review of Books, May 09»
