At this time, all the boundis of Scotland were ful of woddis, lesouris, and medois; for the countre wes more gevin to store of bestiall, than ony productioun of cornis; and about this castell was ane gret forest, full of haris, hindis, toddis, and siclike maner of beistis. ❋ Unknown (2008)
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)
And when I was a limber lad like yourself, I do think truly that once I might hae likit weel to hae been lot and part of siclike stir and hazard, and to see the bale-fires burn. ❋ Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1901)
"Aye, sir, she Avad that, though I'm thinkin 'that she wad be kindlier wi' the besom-shank than Jess; no that I wad for a moment expect that there wad be ony call for siclike," he said, with a look of apology at Ralph, which was entirely lost on that young man, "but in case, sir -- in case --" ❋ Unknown (1887)
I jist gaed to the coachman and gart him put his horses tu, and tak his denner wi 'him, and m'unt the box, and drive straucht awa til Aberdeen, and lea' the carriage whaur I boucht it, and du siclike wi 'the horses, and come hame by the co'ch.' ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
I'm thinkin the bonny man maun hae a heap o 'tribble wi' siclike, be they bairns or mithers! ' ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
It maitered little sae lang as they war lasses as hertless and toom-heidit as himsel, and ower weel used to sic havers; but a lassie like you, 'at never afore hearkent to siclike, she taks them a' for trowth, and the leein sough o 'him gars her trow there was never on earth sic a won'erfu cratur as her! ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
'Hoots, laddie!' returned his mother, 'what can they be wantin, thae gran' offishers, o 'siclike as you? ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
Him 'at canna trust in siclike conditions, I wadna gie a plack for ony ither kin' o 'faith he may hae. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
Gie them sic grace to bring him up, that he be nane the waur for the wrang they did him afore he was born; and lat the knowledge o 'his parents' faut haud him safe frae onything siclike! and may they baith be the better for their fa ', and live a heap the mair to the glory o' their Father by cause o 'that slip! ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
"I dinna doobt it," she retorted; "ye luik siclike as rins ither fowk's eeran's." ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
I canna help thinkin 'the gudeman 's i' some trible -- siclike, maybe, as King Dawvid whan he made the psalm I hae been readin 'i' yer hearin '. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
"Muckle siclike 's yersel ', my lord!" answered Grizzie; -- "no that muckle wit but I might hae mair, to guide my steps throuw the wilderness ye wad mak o 'no an ill warl'." ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
Ye're jist a gey bonnie lassie, siclike as mony anither; but gien ye war a 'glorious within, like the queen o' Sheba, or whaever she may happen to hae been, there wad be naething to be prood o 'i' that, seem ye didna contrive yersel. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
"Ye spak yersel 'sic an' siclike," answered Grizzie. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
--- Your guard soldiers, and your constables, and your officers, ken us weel eneugh when they rive the bits o 'duds aff our backs, and take what penny o' siller we hae, and harle us to the Correctionhouse in Leith Wynd, and pettle us up wi 'bread and water and siclike sunkets.' ' ❋ Unknown (1822)
After uttering mony mair siclike raving words, he suddenly plunged into the sea, and, being a strong swimmer, was soon far out into the bay -- and led by some desperate instinct to the very place where the stakes were fixed in the sand. ❋ John Wilson (1819)
Translatit out of Paris in Scottis meter, be Johne Rolland in Dalkeith, with one Moralitie after everie Doctouris Tale, and siclike after the Emprice ❋ Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1811)
But I ken what Sir Thomas wants very weel -- it was just sic and siclike about the seat in the kirk o ' ❋ Walter Scott (1801)
