gowd
Americannoun
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Never a handfu' missing, tho' the chap he cursed and swore an' took on, the mout ha' been eauts o' gowd!
From Ovington's Bank by Stanley J. Weyman
The horse young Waters rade upon, It cost him hunders nine;10 For he was siller shod before, And gowd graith had behin'.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
If the Earl of Wemyss was your father, I wot sae was he mine;120 And it shall not be for lack o' gowd, That ye your love sall tyne.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that!
From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various
"O na, O na, May Margaret, Forsooth, and so it mauna be;30 For a' the gowd o' fair Scotland Shall not save the life o' young Logie."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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