lintie
Britishnoun
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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
One was content with a flower-pot; another took a cage in which she had a lintie; some of them half-finished patterns of embroidery.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John
For I saw thee pluck the feathers from the wee lintie, and I have no wish that thou shouldst pluck the feathers from me.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
The birds too, mavis, lintie, and bulfinch, are caroling among the trees, as if their little hearts were filled with boundless joy.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
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
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