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But, nevertheless, considering what they had done, they neither deserved, nor did they seem to care for commiseration, holding up their brazen faces as if they had been taking a pleasure walk for the benefit of their health, and the poukit hens, that dangled before them, ornaments of their bravery.

The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824

But I said nothing, knowing the thing was just, and a wholesome example; holding Benjie on my shoulder to see the poukit hens tied about their necks like keeking-glasses.

The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824

But I said nothing, knowing the thing was just, and a wholesome example; holding Benjie on my shoulder to see the poukit hens tied about their necks like keeking-glasses.

The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824

But, nevertheless, considering what they had done, they neither deserved, nor did they seem to care for commiseration, holding up their brazen faces as if they had been taking a pleasure walk for the benefit of their health, and the poukit hens, that dangled before them, ornaments of their bravery.

The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824

The corbie craws came a 'an' sat down round about him, an 'they poukit their black sooty wings, an' spread them out to the breeze to cool; and Robin heard ae corbie speaking, an 'another answering him; and the tane said to the tither:

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner James Hogg 1802