Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character eBook

Edward Bannerman Ramsay
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 542 pages of information about Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character.

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character eBook

Edward Bannerman Ramsay
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 542 pages of information about Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character.
Snuff put into the sermon. 
Snuff-taking. 
Soldier, an old, of the 42d, cautious about the name of Graham. 
‘Some fowk like parritch, and some like paddocks.’ 
‘Some strong o’ the aaple.’ 
Songs, drinking. 
Sovereign, when new, a curiosity. 
Speat o’ praying and speat o’ drinking. 
Speir, daft Will, and Earl of Eglinton. 
Speir, daft Will, answer to master about his dinner. 
Spinster, elderly, arch reply to, by a younger member. 
Stipend, minister’s, reasons against its being large. 
Stirling of Keir, evidence in favour of, by the miller of Keir. 
Stirling of Keir, lecture on proverbs. 
Stra’von, wife’s desire to be buried in. 
Strikes, answer upon, by a master. 
Stewart, Rev. Patrick, sermon consumed by mice. 
Stone removed out of the way. 
Stool, a three-legged, thrown at husband by wife. 
Stout lady, remark of. 
Stranraer, old ladies on the British victories over the French. 
Sunday sometimes included in Saturday’s drinking party. 
Suppers once prevalent in Scotland. 
Sutherland, Colonel Sandy, his dislike to the French. 
Swearing by Laird of Finzean. 
Swearing by Perth writer. 
Swearing common in Scotland formerly. 
Swine, dislike of, in Scotland. 
Swinophobia, reasons for. 
Smith, Sydney, remarks of, on men not at church.

Tailor, apology for his clothes not fitting. 
‘Take out that dog; he’d wauken a Glasgow magistrate.’ 
Taylor, Mr., of London, description of his theatre by his father from
  Aberdeen. 
Term-time offensive to Scottish lairds. 
Texts, remarks upon. 
‘That’s a lee, Jemmie.’ 
Theatre, clergy used to attend, in 1784. 
Theatre, clerical non-attendance. 
‘The breet’s stannin’ i’ the peel wi ma.’ 
‘The deil a ane shall pray for them on my plaid.’ 
The fool and the miller. 
‘The man reads.’ 
’Them ‘at drink by themsells may just fish by themsells.’ 
‘There’ll be a walth o’ images there.’ 
‘There’s Kinnaird greetin’ as if there was nae a saunt on earth but
  himself and the King o’ France. 
‘There’s nae wail o’ wigs on Munrimmon Moor,’
‘There’s neither men nor meesie, and fat care I for meat?’
‘They may pray the kenees aff their breeks afore I join in that prayer,’
‘They neither said ba nor bum,’
‘Thirdly and lastly’ fell over the pulpit stairs,
Thomson, Thomas, described in Aberdeen dialect,
Thomson, two of the name prayed for,
Thrift, examples of, in medicine,
Tibbie, eccentric servant, anecdote of,
Tiger and ’skate, stories of,
Toasts after dinner,
Toasts, collection of, in the book ‘The Gentleman’s New Bottle Companion,’
Toasts or sentiments, specimens of,
Tourist, English, asking Scottish girl for horse-flies,
Town-Council, ‘profit but not honour,’
Tractarianism, idea of, by an old Presbyterian,
‘Travel from Genesis to Revelation, and not footsore,’
Traveller’s story, treatment of,
‘Troth, mem, they’re just the gudeman’s deed claes,’
Tulloch, David, Jacobite anecdote of, at prayers,
Turkey leg, devilled, and servant,
Tweeddale, Lord, and dog Pickle,

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