Lexicographical Neighbors of Spairges
Literary usage of Spairges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1840)
"LO THOU ! whatever title suit thee, Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie, Wha in
yon cavern grim and sootie, Clos'd under hatches, spairges about the ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"spairges about the brunstane cootie, . Add. to the Deil. Spak [did speak].
It seem'd to mak a kind o' stan', ' But ne'er spak mair. ..."
3. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1897)
"... (1) to splash: ' spairges about the brunstane cootie,' i. 47. 10; (9) to
spatter: 'a name not envy spairges,' i. 70. aa. Spak, spoke. ..."
4. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1897)
"... (1) to splash: ' spairges about the ... 10; (2) to spatter: 'a name not envy
spairges,' i. 70. 22. Spak, spoke. ..."
5. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1904)
"O thou ! whatever title suit thec, Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie, Wha in
yon cavern grim and sootie, Closed under hatches, spairges about the ..."
6. The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on by Robert Burns, James Currie (1835)
"... A name not envy spairges), That he intends to pay your debt, An' lessen a'
your charges ; But God sake ! let n«e laving fit Abridge your ..."
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