10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «USQUABAE»
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strong usquabae of Glenlivat, his own cup or “ tass,” of goodly size, and made out
of a fair root of etnach or juniper,— savoury to the smell, and withal helpful to the
passage of the reins. The same usquabae was brought secretly, through much ...
Laurence LANGSHANK (pseud. [i.e. Robert Mudie.]),
1825
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Things in General: Being Delineations of Persons, Places, ...
strong usquabae of Glenlivat, his own cup or " tass, " of goodly size, and made
out of a fair root of etnach or juniper, — savoury to the smell, and withal helpful to
the passage of the reins. The same usquabae was brought secretly, through
much ...
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil; Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil! The swats sae
reamed in Tammie's noddle. Fair play, he cared na deils a boddle. no But Maggie
stood, right sair astonished. Till, by the heel' and hand admonished, XI. skelpit.
Edwin Almiron Greenlaw, William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck,
1922
4
Poems of the English race
10 usquabae. Whiskey. 11 boddle. Farthing. 12 unco. Extraordinary. I J brent. "
Brand" new. 14 winnock-bunker. Window-seat. 15 towiie tyke. Shaggy cur. He
screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl,18 Till roof and rafters a' did did.1' Coffins
stood ...
Raymond Macdonald Alden,
1921
5
Famous Lines: A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations
1923) U.S. author. Catch-22, ch. 5(1961). Alcohol and Drunkenness 1 Inspiring
bold John Barleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' tippenny, we
fear nae evil; Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil! ROBERT BURNS, (1759-1796) ...
“Pour usquabae, Margaret. I'll share a dram wi' the lass.” Cat recalled theresult of
thefirst and last time she had drunk usquabae. She blushed hideously. MacIain
saw it.And smiled. Presented with water, soap,and cloth, Dair washed, ridding ...
7
Things in General: With an Introduction by Alan Lang Strout
Whereat my father did obeisance, and the worthy Doctor, did fill him to the brim,
of the best double strong usquabae of Glenlivat, his own cup or "tass," of goodly
size, and made out of a fair root of etnach or juniper, — savoury to the smell, and
...
8
Redgauntlet: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century
You Quaker folk are but _fause comforters; but since ye have garred me drink
sae mickle cauld yill—me that am no used to the like of it in the forenoon—l think
ye might as weel have offered me a glass of brandy or usquabae —I'm nae nice ...
the Author of "Waverley" (is Walter Scott.),
1824
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The Poetical Works: Including Several Pieces Not Inserted in ...
... in a bleeze ; Thro' ilka bore the heams were glancing ; And loud resounded
mirth and danclug.— Inspiring bold John Barleycorn] ' What dangers thou caust
make us scorn! Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil; Wi' usquabae, we'll face 14
POEMS,
10
The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and ...
... Thro' ilka bore the beams were glancing; And loud resounded mirth and.
dancing.— Inspiring bold john Barleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us
scorn! Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil; Wi' usquabae we'll face the devil !-The
swats sae ...
Robert Burns, James Currie, Mr. Thomson (George),
1806
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