May preach and palaver, and brag as they will, O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, watters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still. It's true we've nae palaces sheynin' amang us, Nor marble tall towers to catch the weak eye, But we've... Westmoreland and Cumberland dialects. Dialogues, poems, songs, and ballads ... - Page 247by Westmorland dialect - 1839 - 403 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Anderson - 1805 - 196 pages
...counties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will , 0' mountains, lakes,valleys,woods,watters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan caps them aw...towers to catch the weak eye ; But we've monie feyne castles, where fit our brave fadders, When Cummerlan cud onie county defy. .» First Graystock we'll... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1815 - 282 pages
...coun* ties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, waiters, and meadows, But canny, auld Cummerlan caps them aw...us, Nor marble tall towers to catch the weak eye: But.we've monie feyne castles, where fit our brave fsdders, When Cummerlan cud onie county defy. First,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1820 - 308 pages
...counties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, waiters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan caps them aw...But we've monie feyne cassels, where fit our brave fodders, When Cummerlan cud onie county defy. furst Graystock we'll nwotish, the seat o' girt Norfolk,... | |
| Robert Anderson, Thomas Sanderson - 1820 - 292 pages
...buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's seen monie counties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they' will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods,' watters, and meadows,...still: It's true, we've nae palaces sheynin amang ti^'•• Nor marble tall towers to catch the weak eye} . But we've manic feyne cassels, where fit... | |
| Westmorland dialect - 1839 - 432 pages
...buik-larn'd wise gentry that's seen monie countries, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will, O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, watters, and meadows,...fadders When Cummerlan' cud onie county defy. Furst Gray stock we' 11 n wotish, the seat o' girt Norfolk, A neame still to freemen and Englishmen dear... | |
| Sidney Gilpin - 1866 - 586 pages
...buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's seen monie counties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, watters, and meadows,...auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still : It's true we've nea palaces sheynin amang us, Nor tall marble towers to catch the weak eye ; But we've monie feyne... | |
| Mandell Creighton - 1889 - 258 pages
...forth their boasting and the reason of it. Yer buik-larn'd, wise gentry, that's seen monie counties, May preach and palaver and brag as they will 0' mountains,...auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still ; It's true we've nea palaces shinin' amang us, Nor tall marble towers to catch the weak eye ; But we've monie fine castles,... | |
| Mandell Creighton - 1889 - 256 pages
...counties, May preach and palaver and brag as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, waiters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still ; It's true we've nea palaces shinin' amang us, Nor tall marble towers to catch the weak eye ; But we've monie fine castles,... | |
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