gowd
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"Come down, come down, my bonny bird,85 Light down upon my hand; For ae gowd feather that's in your wing, I wou'd gi'e a' my land."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Out has he ta'en a purse o' gowd, Was a' fou to the string, "O grant me love for love, ladye, And a' this sall be thine."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
The bride came tripping down the stair, The combs o' red gowd in her hair;50 A cup o' red wine in her hand, And that she gae to the beggar man.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Silver, silver shall be your wage,25 And gowd shall be your fee; And nine times nine into the year, Your weed shall changed be.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
She has a gowd ring on ilka finger, And on her mid-finger she has three; She has as meikle gowd upon her head, As wad buy an earldom o' land to thee.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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