 | John Jamieson - 1818 - 456 Seiten
...S. Complaynt S. These days being generally stormy, our forefathers have endeavoured to account tor this circumstance, by pretending that March borrowed...that he might extend his power so much longer. Those who are much addicted to superstition will neither borrow nor lend on any of these days ; lest the... | |
 | John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 296 Seiten
...ill. Glois. Compl. Seotl. These days being generally stormy, our forefathers, as Dr. Jamieson remarks, have endeavoured to account for this circumstance...April, that he might extend his power so much longer. The superstitious will neither borrow nor lend on any of these days, lest the articles should be employed... | |
 | John Trotter Brockett - 1825 - 298 Seiten
...ill. Glass. Compl. Scotl. These days being generally stormy, our forefathers, as Dr. Jamieson remarks, have endeavoured to account for this circumstance...April, that he might extend his power so much longer. The superstitious will neither borrow nor lend on any of these days, lest the articles should be employed... | |
 | John Trotter Brockett - 1829 - 368 Seiten
...snow, The third was the worst that e'er did blow. Northern Popular Rhyme. friend Dr. Jamieson remarks, have endeavoured to account for this circumstance...April, that he might extend his power so much longer. The superstitious will neither borrow nor lend any thing on any of these days, lest the article should... | |
 | 1831 - 472 Seiten
...upon them no fanner will sow his seed. Dr. Jamison in his Dictionary of the Scottish Language, says " These days being generally stormy, our forefathers...will neither borrow nor lend on any of these days. If one should propose to borrow of them they would consider it as an evidence that the person wished to... | |
 | James Gordon - 1841 - 314 Seiten
...vol. ip 105.] 0) [Judges v. 23.] CO [" BORROWING DATS, the three last days of March, Old Stile. Those days being generally stormy, our forefathers have...April, that he might extend his power so much longer." Jamieson.] * Montrose and his armye marched downe Dee syde, and entred Aberdeen, Marche thirtieth.... | |
 | James Gordon - 1841 - 314 Seiten
...ip 105.] (1) [Judges v. 23.] (2) [« BORROWING DATS, the three last days of March, Old Stile. Those days being generally stormy, our forefathers have...April, that he might extend his power so much longer." Jamieson.] daye(" with a veni, vidi, vici, wher they lay some dayes and qwartered. The AD 1639. first... | |
 | Spalding Club, Aberdeen - 1841 - 314 Seiten
...ip 105.] (i) [Judges v. 23.] (2) [" BORROWING DATS, the three last days of March, Old Stile. Those days being generally stormy, our forefathers have...April, that he might extend his power so much longer." Jamieson.] * Montrose and his armye marched downe Dee syde, and entred Aberdeen, Marche thirtieth.... | |
 | John Brand - 1841 - 356 Seiten
...our forefathers have endeavoured to account for this circumstance hy pretending that March horrowed them from April, that he might extend his power so...who are much addicted to superstition will neither horrow nor lend on any of these days. If any one should propose to horrow of them, they would consider... | |
 | Percy Society - 1847 - 358 Seiten
...were ill: The first was frost, The second was snaw; And the third as cauld, As ever't could blaw.* * These days being generally stormy, our forefathers...borrowed them from April, that he might extend his powers so much longer. Those who are addicted to superstition will neither borrow nor lend on any of... | |
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These days being generally stormy, our forefathers have endeavoured to account for this circumstance, by pretending that March borrowed them from April, that he might extend his power so much longer." "Those," he adds, "who are much addicted to superstition,... 
