breist
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
She swoon’d thrice upon his breist That was her dearest marrow; Said, ‘Ever alace, and wae the day Thou went’st frae me to Yarrow!’
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
But aboot that word—I've heard ye say yirsel' frae the pulpit as how hell is a maist awfu' feelin' i' the breist.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
The snow so white shall be your weed, In hate you shall be drest, The cauld east wind shall wrap your heid And the sharp rain on your breist.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
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