plainstones
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Origin of plainstones
Example Sentences
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And whenever we forgathered, He took off his wee three-cockit, And he proffered you his snuff-box, Which he drew from his side pocket, And on Burdett or Buonaparte, He would make a remark or so, And then along the plainstones Like a provost he would go.
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Our Mr. Poole, he to whom my uncle Rob had given such a stamp, was not the partner in the ancient firm of Smart, Poole and Smart of the Plainstones.
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As it appeared, he had only known the safe plainstones of Dumfries—so at least Mary Lyon thought.
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He has never ventured beyond the Plainstones of Dumfries on a cattle-fair day.
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And whenever we forgather'd, He took off his wee three-cockit; And he proffer'd you his snuff-box, Which he drew from his side-pocket; And on Burdett or Bonaparte He would make a remark or so, And then along the plainstones Like a provost he would go.
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