The "buik" being over, the red farm-cart rattled to the door to convey such of the churchgoers as were not able to walk all the weary miles to the Cameronian kirk in Cairn Edward. ❋ Unknown (1887)
The minister gathered his scanty family at the "buik," and his prayer was full of a fine reverence and feeling pity. ❋ Unknown (1887)
But this Sabbath morning at the "buik," when the solemnity of the week had culminated, and the portion was being read, Walter detected a quaint antiquity in the pronunciation of a Bible name. ❋ Unknown (1887)
Ye see that buik, moderator, yir haun's restin 'on the tap o't. ❋ Robert E. Knowles (N/A)
His puir silly wife was clean dementit, an 'this girl wi' naething but her buik-learnin 'an' sic like rubbish to stand by. ❋ Margaret Bruce Clarke (N/A)
"I'll gang back on Sabbath mornin '; I'll tak' ma mither's psalm-buik, and I'll gang." ❋ Robert E. Knowles (N/A)
"Aweel," remarked Peter, "it's no the ootside o 'her heid Miss Marjory's thinkin' o 'the day, but the inside o't -- to fill it up wi' buik-larnin '." ❋ Margaret Bruce Clarke (N/A)
'He was a sicklie, tender boy, and tuk pleasure in nathing sa meikle as his buik.' ❋ William Morison (N/A)
It'll dae weel eneuch for thae dissentin 'bodies, wi' their prayer-books, but what hae we, wi 'the psalm-buik, an' a regular ministry, an 'a regular kirk, to dae wi' siclike follies? ❋ Robert E. Knowles (N/A)
Devill start vp in the pulpett, lyke ane mekill blak man, haifand ane blak buik in his hand, callit on ewerie ane of thame, desyring thame all to be guid serwandis to him, and he sould be ane guid maister to thame. ❋ Margaret Alice Murray (1913)
Sevin Seages, the Ballat buik, the Secund rudimentis of Dunbar, the ❋ Henry R. Plomer (1901)
Corderius, the celect and familiar Epistles of Cicero, the buik callit ❋ Henry R. Plomer (1901)
But my son Saunders was readin 'to me the ither nicht in a fule history buik, an' there it said that amang the Papists they used to hae fowk that didna do as they did an 'believe as they believed. ❋ Unknown (1887)
But afore ye hae time to turn roon 'an' get at yer ain wark, the craitur'll be oot again an 'awa' up to the hill wi 'a buik aneath his oxter. ❋ Unknown (1887)
The whole family of Saunders M'Quhirr was collected every Sabbath morning at the "buik." ❋ Unknown (1887)
Wull ye tak this buik for a keepsake o 'yir grateful scholar? ❋ Ian Maclaren (1878)
"Shut the buik an 'let it open itsel, an' ye 'ill get a bit a've been readin' every nicht the laist month." ❋ Ian Maclaren (1878)
"This is the buik George chose for you, Maister Maclean, for he aye said to me ye hed been a prophet and shown him mony deep things." ❋ Ian Maclaren (1878)
He can read fevers like a buik, but he never cam across sic ❋ Ian Maclaren (1878)
v. Matt [McWang] you [buik]! 2. going [to school] buiks! ❋ JC Cotton. Matt McKain. Ryan Fier (2007)
