The jackanape they caad Major Weir, it jibbered and cried as if it was mocking its master; my gudesires head was like to turnhe forgot baith siller and receipt, and down stairs he banged; but as he ran, the shrieks came faint and fainter; there was a deep-drawn shivering groan, and word gaed through the Castle, that the Laird was dead. ❋ Unknown (1921)
My gudesires head was like to turn; he forgot baith siller and receipt, and downstairs he banged; but, as he ran, the shrieks came fainter and fainter; there was a deep-drawn shivering groan, and word gaed through the castle that the laird was dead. ❋ Unknown (1907)
We a 'heard o' the public money that was taen frae the chield Morris somewhere about the fit o 'Cheviot by Rob and ane o' the Osbaldistone lads; and, to tell ye the truth, word gaed that it was yoursell Mr. Francis, --- and sorry was I that your father's son suld hae taen to sic practices --- Na, ye needna say a word about it --- I see weel I was mistaen; but ❋ Unknown (1887)
My gudesire's head was like to turn; he forgot baith siller and receipt, and downstairs he banged; but, as he ran, the shrieks came fainter and fainter; there was a deep-drawn shivering groan, and word gaed through the castle that the laird was dead. ❋ Various (1878)
The jackanape they caa'd Major Weir, it jibbered and cried as if it was mocking its master; my gudesire's head was like to turn -- he forgot baith siller and receipt, and downstairs he banged; but as he ran, the shrieks came faint and fainter; there was a deep-drawn shivering groan, and word gaed through the castle that the laird was dead. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)
We a 'heard o' the public money that was taen frae the chield Morris somewhere about the fit o 'Cheviot by Rob and ane o' the Osbaldistone lads; and, to tell ye the truth, word gaed that it was yoursell Mr. Francis, -- and sorry was I that your father's son suld hae taen to sic practices -- Na, ye needna say a word about it -- I see weel I was mistaen; but I wad believe onything o 'a stage-player, whilk I concluded ye to be. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)
The jackanape they caa’d Major Weir, it jibbered and cried as if it was mocking its master; my gudesire’s head was like to turn — he forgot baith siller and receipt, and downstairs he banged; but as he ran, the shrieks came faint and fainter; there was a deep-drawn shivering groan, and word gaed through the castle that the laird was dead. ❋ Unknown (2008)
For half a mile or more she "gaed" and she "gaed," all the while nibbling the candy; but now she was growing very tired, and did it to comfort herself. ❋ Sophie May (1869)
They were just decent bien bodies; ony poor creature that had face to beg got an awmous, and welcome — they that were shamefaced gaed by, and twice as welcome. ❋ Unknown (2008)
“I hae it frae as sure a hand,” said Ailsie, “and frae them that spaed his fortune before the sark gaed ower his head.” ❋ Unknown (2008)
Things gaed weel aneugh at first; for Sir Redwald Redgauntlet, the only son of Sir John, and the oye of auld ❋ Unknown (2008)
They lap off, and my gudesire, as seemed to him, fastened his horse to the very ring he had tied him to that morning, when he gaed to wait on the young Sir John. ❋ Unknown (2008)
“And — Mr. Butler — he wasna weel when I gaed awa?” ❋ Unknown (2007)
Eftir hearing the King, they gaed awa '; and lo! the starn whilk they saw i' the East gaed on afore them, till it stood whaur the wee bairn was. ❋ John (2003)
Inger-fell-foot, and deil a horn has Hobbie seen, excepting three red-wud raes, that never let me within shot of them, though I gaed ❋ Unknown (2004)
And aye they gaed, and on they rade, till they came to a dark and ugsome glen, where they stopped, and the lady lighted down. ❋ Unknown (2003)
So he gaed away; and everything happened to him that had happened to his brother! ❋ Unknown (2003)
And he gaed, and as he was bringing hame the water, a raven owre abune his head cried to him to look, and he would see that the water was running out. ❋ Unknown (2003)
And he gaed into the castle for shelter, and there he saw an auld wife sitting beside the kitchen fire. ❋ Unknown (2003)
