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... expense of printing and sending to the newspapers of this country a list of ' Breetish' Consuls (from Whitaker's Almanack, 1932), who are busy pushing the sale of Breetish' Goods. ' The point about his list is that there is not a British name among the ...

Published: Thursday 16 June 1932
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 228 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FRENCH PRAT EELS

... to the kirk, the ona said the other, ‘Was it wonderful thing that the Breetish were aye victorious over the French in battle.’ ‘ Not bit,’ said the other lady, diuna ken the Breetish aye say their prayeis before ga'in into battle.’ The other replied, But ...

Published: Saturday 27 April 1861
Newspaper: Dundee People's Journal
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GEORDIE AND WULUIE DISCUSS THE WAR. By Stanecraigs M'Pherson. “Come awa’ in, We're rale gled tae see ye, for ..

... | hard wi’ th’ Breetish and th’ French fur th’ last‘day or twa—that is, if we can believe whit th’ newspapers say. of course, they hae been fechtin’ against big big odds,—three to ane,— but in spite 0’ that ye notice that th’ Breetish hae been haudin’ ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1914
Newspaper: Wishaw Press
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1044 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Foreigners First

... brak-doon in a couple o’ direcklies,” said Ben. That Irish Boondarj question is a naisty bit o’ the turnpike. Hoo ony loyal Breetish subjrck can back the Free State in their attempt’ tee rob Ulster o’ its Territory beats me clean. The time o’ the war the ...

A much-excited bloke

... from off his browi And I vas come to you To make dose sailors recognise Zat 1 vas Breetish too. I vant you go and tell straight, I naturalise two year, And as goot a Breetisher As any of you here.” ** Hold hard, old cock.” I says to him. And lays my Larry ...

Published: Saturday 22 May 1915
Newspaper: St. Andrews Citizen
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 195 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE WILY HON

... n kin’ lik’ ingans that grows amo’ water. Alongside my name an’ address see a' aboot the bailie o’ Waterloo, an’ hoo the Breetish squares steed fast that dav an’ broke the po’er o’ for «ver. It goes on tae tell ma tae stand last in 1923 the same as ma ...

FRENCH PRAYERS

... kirk, the one said to the other, • Was it not wonderful thing that the Breetish were are victorious over the French in battle.’ ’Mot al.it, the other old lady, ’ dinna ken the Breetish aye Biy their prayers before gam into battle. The other replied, * But ...

Published: Saturday 04 May 1861
Newspaper: The Glasgow Sentinel
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 222 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CANNES FESTIVAL IS A FROTHING CAULDRON OF GAIETY

... ‘went into convulsions of merriment as ‘the galety of the situation overcame ‘them. “ Eet ees a joke,” Caesar explained. * Breetish humour—no? You! like my joke—O.K.! “That's what I like,” 1 said with a weak smile, as the blood drained back into my face ...

Published: Monday 10 February 1964
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 118 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Ben Backs Boothby

... sura o’ this, that the Communists widna be tell’t tae 'wa' an be gweed boys fin they tried tae undermine the forces o’ the Breetish Croon. They wid be tried an’ punish’t for their crimes in spite o’ a’ the politics in the warl’. Doom wi' the Reed Flag an' ...

THE LETTERS OF JEEMS

... beyond her income! Tier' income, mark ye. Ilka bawbee she has comes oot o' my pooch. But the biggest kick-up was ower the Buy Breetish'' bizne?s. I fairly believe 'at m' better ha'f as pawtriotik the lave o' womenfowk, but I was determin'd t' mak' siccar, ...

Published: Saturday 21 November 1931
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 559 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

RALE COORSE THING

... an’ dinna lat them doon on onything an’ ilky thing, or we wid hear some cry fae Germany—“That’s yer gweed Christians, th’ Breetish, killin’ w'eemen an’ bairns. Ay. that’s them ower, for fat care they fat they kill? M. That wis anidder coorse thing they ...

Published: Thursday 19 September 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Weekly Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 2 | Tags: none