trowth

'Mother, I ken what ye say to be the trowth, and I hae a gran' pooer o 'believin the trowth.

Heather and Snow 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!

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

'There's sma' hairm can come to ony man frae the trowth, Phemy! 'answered Kirsty.

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

'Ye're in a waur hurry nor ye ken, for yer hurry sud be the ither gait!' answered Kirsty; 'and I'm gaein to turn ye, or at least no gaein to lat ye gang, ohn heard a bit o' the trowth frae a woman aulder nor yersel!

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

I hae been tellin ye -- no God's trowth, it's true, but the deevil's -- and it's no use, for ye winna believe a word o '' t! '

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

'I see ye're no gaein to tell me the trowth, Kirsty!

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

'A man, 'she said,' 'at disna tell ye the trowth aboot himsel 's no likly to tell ye the trowth aboot _your_sel!

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

But his glory! consistin 'in his trowth an' lovin'kindness -- (man! that's a bonny word) -- an 'grand self-forgettin' devotion to his creaters -- lord! man, it's unspeakable.

David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864

'But I maun tell ye the trowth, Kirsty,' he resumed: 'forby yersel, there's them' at says I'm a cooard! '

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864

But to tell the trowth, I'm no sure she'll think verra aft aboot what ye did for her! '

Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864