doun
Britishpreposition
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He shaw'd me up, he shaw'd me doun, He shaw'd me to the ha', He shaw'd me to the low cellars, And that was warst of a'.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Ye micht do waur than tak a step doun to Cardross Castle—it's only about seven or aucht miles frae this, and get a sicht o' the King, an' tell him wha ye are.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
By worde eterne whylom was hit shape That fro the fifte cercle, in no manere, Ne mighte a drope of teres doun escape.
From Astronomical Lore in Chaucer by Grimm, Florence M.
Hit com and creep to me as lowe, Right as hit badde me y-knowe, Hild doun his heed and joyned his eres, And leyde al smothe doun his heres.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
"I've gotten my supper:—mither, mak my bed sune, For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie doun."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
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