onie
Britishdeterminer
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She gaz’d—she redden’d like a rose— Syne pale like onie lily; She sank within my arms, and cried, Art thou my ain dear Willie?
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
I was na gentle gotten, madam, Nor was I gentle born;110 Neither hae I gerss growin', Nor hae I onie corn.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
The taps were counted and spelt: “Lé ... onie Ou ... dijck....”
From The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java by Couperus, Louis
If yow lyke that, he shall continue the same, or adde onie more.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
Hadst thou taen’ aff some drowsy bummle Wha can do nought but fyke and fumble, ’Twad been nae plea, But he was gleg as onie wumble, That’s owre the sea!
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
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