10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEESHT»
Discover the use of
wheesht in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wheesht and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Och
Wheesht and Get Oan Wae It
A collection of Scottish wit and wisdom for every occasion.
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Hugh MacDiarmid: Selected Poetry
Wheesht,. Wheesht. Wheesht, wheesht, my foolish hert, For weel ye ken I widna
ha'e ye stert Auld ploys again. It's guid to see her lie Sae snod an' cool, A' lust o'
lovin' by - Wheesht, wheesht, ye fulel ...
Hugh MacDiarmid, Alan Riach, Michael Grieve, 2006
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The republic of letters: a selection in poetry and prose ...
WHEESHT ! Genius of Silence! whose step, as thou walkest over the earth, falls
as lightly as the descending snow-flake, invest me with thy mantle of down, and
provide me with a quill of softest plume, while I attempt to recount all the
properties ...
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The republic of letters, [ed.] by A. Whitelaw
Every body must have more or less acquaintance with a provok- ingly quiet set of
people, who constantly look and move as if they were saying wheesht ! — a
velvet-footed race, with smooth, goodly faces, who eat, drink, wiilk, and sleep ...
Noa'rn (laying down his kmfe andfork). I'll leap him to-morrow for love. snsrnsnn.
Wheesht—wheesht. The morn's the Sabbath. .NORTH. On Monday then—
running hop step and leap, or a running leap, on level ground—back and forward
-with ...
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
And Guthry, I'm told, knows all about it. For God's sake, however, speak loundly
about it; and don't say I told you. It's a very delicate business. Wheesht !” And so,
after a thousand insinuatious, by whisper, wink, shrug, and smile, they quit button
, ...
William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone, 1832
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Wheesht, James! SHEPHERD. Wheesht yoursel' 1 _NORTH. Education must
now form the two—Will and Intellect-onewith and by the other—or Education is
lame, with one hand only, and,I fear, that the left. SHEPHERD. Whulk ? TICKLER.
Wheesht," said the stranger, " wheesht. Dinna be fear't, •bonny Lady Sibilla.; I'm
but Anniple of Dunblane." ' " Anniple ! What has brought you here ?" cried the
Lady aloud, forgetting the admonition which she had just received. ' " Wheesht ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1824
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The spaewife: a tale of the Scottish chronicles
Wheesht," said the stranger, " wheesht. Dinna be fear't, bonny Lady Sibilla ; I'm
but Anniple of Dunblane." " Anniple ! What has brought you here ?" cried the
Lady aloud, forgetting the admonition which she had just received. " Wheesht ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEESHT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wheesht is used in the context of the following news items.
If you're up for an uprising, head for Braemar
... and north-east fiddler Paul Anderson with Feis Ross Ceilidh Trail, joined by the Braemar Pipers, the Blaeberries trad music group and the choir Wheesht. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
Kasabian have the Lust for T In The Park life - Leicester lads …
Relating to their Scots crowd instantly with 'Wheesht' emblazoned across the big screen, Kasabian opened with 'Bumblebeee' which got the gathered masses ... «Virtual Festivals, Jul 15»
Alex Salmond: “PC Bigots Don't Understand this here Culture of Mine.”
The other day there was a wee intern who was making a hell of a din, and I towl him “Oh houl' yer wheesht, ye wee faggie, would ye?” And now, given the ... «Glossy News, Jun 15»
The Scots phrases that leave English and Americans baffled
“Haud yer wheesht”, which means “hold your breath” or “be quiet”, proved particularly difficult. A Londoner took a bizarre stab with :“You are small and I want to ... «Deadline News, Jun 15»
18 Scots words selected for 18 days of 'Butterfly Rammy' at the fringe …
The 18 Scots words selected are: Dwam, Drooth, Dour, Gabbin, Taps Aff, Hoachin, Ken, Rammy, Bide, Scunnered, Coorie, Beelin, Wheesht, Swither, Dreich, ... «CommonSpace, Jun 15»
Analysis: Stephen Daisley on Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick …
Voters who long to tell boisterous politicians to put their gas at a peep will have cheered at last week's FMQs when she instructed noisy members to “wheesht”. «stv.tv, May 15»
How do you say "scunnered" in German?
Could dreich, peely-wally, wabbit or wheesht be beaten? I should have known better - especially since I'm a keen learner of German. The language of Goethe ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 15»
Young Hibernian striker Jason Cummings says he's not the cocky …
Haud yer wheesht - Be quiet. YOU can't really know where you're going until you know where you've been. Jason Cummings is testimony to that. At just 19, he's ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jan 15»
In pictures: 30 great Scottish sayings and phrases
Means Get lost. • Haud yer wheesht - Translation: Be quiet. • Hou's it gaun? - Translation: How are you doing? • Guid efternuin - Translation: Good afternoon. «Scotland Now, Dec 14»
Cat's Eyes on Glasgow: James needs a Sit Down and Edward …
until he asked the crowd to 'show some respect' and haud our wheesht for a song. Not an easy request, in Glasgow, on a Satur-day night. The frontman took ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Nov 14»
