Lexicographical Neighbors of Douking
Literary usage of Douking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men ...by William Hone by William Hone (1841)
"MAUSOLEUM OF THE TALBOTS, douking CHURCH. As the clock struck four in the after-
Surrey. The sky was cloudiest) and the we left the Spread Eagle, ..."
2. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by George Lyman Kittredge (1896)
"19 ' Leave aff your douking on the day, And douk upon the night; And wherever
that sackless knight lies slain, The candles will burn bright. ..."
3. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1864)
"Leave aff your douking on the day, n And douk upon the night; And where that ...
They left the douking on the day, And douk'd upon the night; And where that ..."
4. Ballad Book by Katharine Lee Bates (1890)
"Leave aff your douking on the day, And douk at dark o' night; Aboon the pool
young Redin lies in, The candles they'll burn bright. ..."
5. English Verse by Richard Henry Stoddard (1890)
"... within this bower That sings baith sad and sweet,— O theme's a bird within
your bower Keeps me frac my night's sleep.” They left the douking on the day, ..."
6. The Scottish Ballads by Robert Chambers (1829)
"Leive aff your douking on the day, And douk upon the nicht; And where that ...
They left the douking on the day, ..."
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