lintie
Britishnoun
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By these remarks I mean to express the feeling that the word lintie conveys to my mind more of tenderness and endearment towards the little songster than linnet.
From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman
Come where Spring's bridal chimes blue bells are ringing; Come where the yellow broom blooms on the brae; Come where the lintie his love-sang is singing, And wee birdies courtin' on ilka green spray.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
She was a noble woman, and you're but a heather lintie of a lass to come of a good kind.
From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah
An' noo, to that melodious play, A' deidly awn the quiet sway— A' ken their solemn holiday, Bestial an' human, The singin' lintie on the brae, The restin' plou'man.
From A Lowden Sabbath Morn by Stevenson, Robert Louis
An’ noo, to that melodious play, A’ deidly awn the quiet sway— A’ ken their solemn holiday, Bestial an’ human, The singin’ lintie on the brae, The restin’ plou’man.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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