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  • He has ower muckle human wit and learning, and thinks as muckle about the form of the bicker as he does about the healsomeness of the food --- he maun broider the marriage-garment with lace and passments, or it's no gude eneugh for him.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • He has ower muckle human wit and learning, and thinks as muckle about the form of the bicker as he does about the healsomeness of the food -- he maun broider the marriage-garment with lace and passments, or it's no gude eneugh for him.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • He has ower muckle human wit and learning, and thinks as muckle about the form of the bicker as he does about the healsomeness of the food -- he maun broider the marriage-garment with lace and passments, or it's no gude eneugh for him.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801

  • He has ower muckle human wit and learning, and thinks as muckle about the form of the bicker as he does about the healsomeness of the food — he maun broider the marriage-garment with lace and passments, or it’s no gude eneugh for him.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

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