Hornie
Americannoun
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O thou! whatever title suit thee, Auld Hornie, Satan, Kick, or Clootie, Wha in yon cavern grim an’ sootie, Closed under hatches, Spairges about the brunstane cootie, To scaud poor wretches!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
His eye lit, his mouth tightened; he clenched his fist, ready for immediate 'warsil wi' auld Hornie.'
From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard
Keep watch and ward, and, if need arise, run for me instantly, for, though I'm auld the noo, I'm aye ready for a warsil wi' auld Hornie.'
From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard
Auld Hornie," quo' Archie, "twa words to that: My burnin hert burns on; An' the sleep, weel I wat, was nae reek frae thy pat, For aye I was dreamin o' John!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
"O thou! whatever title suit thee, Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie."
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
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