10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAESOME»
Discover the use of
waesome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
waesome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes —
There cam a man to oor toon-en', And a waesome carl was he, Snipie-nebbit,
and crookit-mou'd, And gleyt o' a blinterin ee. Muckle he spied, and muckle he
spak, But the owercome o' his sang, Whatever it said, was aye the same:—
There's ...
Who! he streek't hinnell i' the pafisnts a' dead, Wi' many a waesome main. I spun-'
d my steed to tak the flude, My steed he waudna steer, But stude an' swat frae
head to hnfe, We drcdder an' wi t'enr. “ I flung the renyie onhis neck, With a wins ...
3
Modern Irish and Scottish Poetry
Its rhetorical features – most notably repetition, omission of the verb 'to be',
inverted word order and looseness of syntax – serve to emphasise the emotion
and to lend dignity to the expression of that emotion, as in the opening lines:
Waesome, ...
Peter Mackay, Edna Longley, Fran Brearton, 2011
Ye jist min' me o' the Waesome Carl." " What's that o' 't, Rory, man ? " " Ow !
naething but a bit sang that I cam' upo' the ither day i' the neuk o' an auld
newspaper." " Lat's hear't," said Peter. " Sing't, Rory. Ye're better kent for a guid
sang than ...
5
Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse
Modern Versions in English Verse Hugh Magennis. serve to emphasize the
emotion and to lend dignity to the expression of that emotion, as in the opening
lines: Waesome, waesome the hert that is his, Faither wha sees his only laudie
Waive i ...
6
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany
Whar he streck't hhascll i' the patients o' dead, Wi* mony a waesome main. I spurr
'd my steed to tak the fludc, My steed he waudna steer, But studc an' swat frac
head to hnfe, We dreddcr an' wi fear. " I flang the renyie on his neck, With a wiss ...
1 6 Troth am (M s and 1 8mo) / Troth, am 121.21 repeated (ms) /replied 121.25
na(MS)/nae 121.31 buy(Ms)/buys 121.33 Glossin?(MS)/Glossin! 121.34 rnickle(
MS)/muckle 1 2 1 .37 waesome! waesome (ms ) / waes me! waes me 1 2 1 .42 of,
" ...
Sir Walter Scott, Peter Garside, 1999
8
Hugh MacDiarmid: Selected Poetry
een eyes ettle aspire lift sky benmaist inmost het hot natter nag hings abune
hangs above howff tavern eisenin' yearning waesome sough woeful sigh
drucken stramash drunken uproar 1 From the Russian of Alexander Blok.
vennel's pokiness ...
Hugh MacDiarmid, Alan Riach, Michael Grieve, 2006
9
The Aberdeen Magazine; Or, Universal Repository
I kent the leddy was nae dead, by the waesome mane that she made; and my
heart was glad to ken that ae leevin' thing was near it : for it's an awsome thing to
he alane among sae many uncoffined dead, while their ghaists are hoverin'
round, ...
10
A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Probably from Teut. wase caespes ; or it may be from ease. Brand thinks it a
corruption of wiip." WAESOME, adj. Woful, melancholy, S. " She kenn'd her lot
would be a waesome ane, but it was of her own framing, sae she desired the less
pity.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAESOME»
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Dana sings a sultry version of this song, an waesome song choice for her and she ends on a very high note. She gets 75 percent of America's votes. “Luda, you ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Aug 14»
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Alt-J con An Waesome Wave creano il disco pop che non ti aspetti. Seducente. Piacevole. Ricco e genuino. Assolutamente da sentire. Immagine anteprima ... «ImpattoSonoro, Jul 12»
