Then he looked into the west "airt," and he thought he saw thereabouts a ring of fiery hue, and within the ring a man on a grey horse. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
But yon divine has another airt from powerful Master Rollock, and Mess David Black, of North Leith, and sic like. — ❋ Unknown (2004)
Stooping, I placed my eye to the tiny slit, and waited impatiently for a gleam of white light that might penetrate from the westward airt which it faced. ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)
Again, in 'Apud Corstopitum' Penchrysa is held to haunt the Roman Wall beside the limestone crags; Tynemouth Priory is thought to be revisited by Prior Olaf whenever the wind stays long in the eastern airt, and the ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)
They fought with a frenzy that made them ill to beat, but when a couple of scores of our lads lined the upper wall again and kept back the leak from that airt by the command of John Splendid, it left us the chance of sweeping our unwelcome tenants back again on the lower wall. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)
Mounting, he let the horse choose his ain gait, and shortly found himself in the airt of Hoddam, whence he rode up to the grassy fells above Solway. ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)
It was with no shealing welcome, no kind memory of the old nurse even, she met them, but stood under her lintel looking as it were through them to the airt of the country whence they had come. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)
The men we had seen going down in the airt of Tynree were the lad's gathering, and they would have lost us but for the beetle-browed rogue, who, guessing our route through the hills to Dalness, had run before them, and, unhampered by arms or years, had reached the house of Dalness a little before we came out of our journey in swamp and corry. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)
The rain that was a smirr or drizzle on the north side of Glencoe grew to a steady shower in the valley itself, and when we had traversed a bit in the airt of Tynree it had become a pouring torrent -- slanting in our faces with the lash of whips, streaming from the hair and crinkling the hands, and leaving the bonnet on the head as heavy as any French soldier's salade. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)
Kneeling down he reverently happed him in afresh, then rising with a heart contented, whistled triumphant as a pibroch, and took the airt of ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)
'The Master rode the airt o' Ladiesdale, 'the head groom had replied, for he was somewhat of a wag. ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)
'Look' ee 'ere, Miss Zusie, this vowl' ave airt her vut; 'and the small ploughboy I before mentioned came in at the garden gate, holding a hen in his arms. ❋ Gertrude P. Dyer (N/A)
The wind had been continuously for a week in the eastern airt, and a raid from his heathen fellow-countrymen seemed inevitable, since ❋ Howard Pease (N/A)
A person taken red-hand, it would be imagined, would be one found in such circumstances relating to a murder as would leave no doubt as to his or her having "airt and pairt" in the crime. ❋ Unknown (1935)
He was "Dilaitit of airt and pairt of the crewall Murthour of umqle Johnne Kincaid of Wariestoune; committit the first of Julij, 1600 yeiris." ❋ Unknown (1935)
High they flew in circles overhead, and, each choosing his own airt, darted out to the four regions of the world to bear the news of that crowning. ❋ William Canton (1909)
"Missie," she said, "my dear, ye just show your ignorance: for there's nothing so hard to take a good set as a fine muslin; and the maist difficult is aye the maist particular, as ye would soon learn if ye gave yoursel 'to ainy airt." ❋ Margaret (1891)
She did not know that Pitt had changed places with his bride, and that his broad shoulder was shielding her from the "angry airt." ❋ Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1889)
He has complete control of the business, and can airt you the road of a good thing. ❋ George Douglas Brown (1885)
It used to come our airt, but we seem to have lost the knack o't! ❋ George Douglas Brown (1885)
