breist
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Wi' a' his band, to the Holy Land He's boune wi' merry din, His shouther's doss a Christ's cross, In his breist an ugsome sin.
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
Mony a clout I had to wash, and mony a nicht I sat lonely by mysell, plaistering my withered breist.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
Aften hae I waukent greetin ohn kenned for what!—and noo ye tell me I dinna want him, 'cause I hae nae spot but my breist to lay his heid upo!
From Salted with Fire by MacDonald, George
Sax months syne Lachlan didna ken what father meant, and the heart wes wizened in the breist o' him wi' pride an' diveenity.
From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian
Aneth the snaw his heid was smorit, But his breist was maistly bare, And twixt his richt ban' and his hert Lay a lock o' gouden hair.
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
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