Lexicographical Neighbors of Brogs
Literary usage of Brogs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mountain Bard: Consisting of Ballads and Songs, Founded on Facts and by James Hogg (1807)
"... I ken that my brethren around m« Are either to conquer or fa.'— brogs an'
brochen an' a', Brochen an' brogs an' a', An' isna the laddie weel aff Wha has ..."
2. The Mountain Bard: Consisting of Ballads and Songs, Founded on Facts and by James Hogg (1807)
"... I ken that my brethren around me Are either to conquer or fa.'— brogs an'
brochen an' a', Brochen an' brogs an' a', An' isna the laddie weel aff Wha has ..."
3. The Forest Minstrel: A Selection of Songs, Adapted to the Most Favourite by James Hogg, Thomas Mouncey Cunningham (1810)
"... 1 ken that my brethren around me Are either to conquer or fa'. brogs an'
brochen an' a', Brochen an' brogs an a', An' isna the laddie weel aff Wha has ..."
4. The origin and history of Irish names of places by Patrick Weston Joyce (1875)
"brogs of this kind have been found in bogs; and several may be seen in good ...
We may be pretty certain that makers of brogs lived at, or perhaps owned, ..."
5. The Scotish Gaël; Or, Celtic Manners: As Preserved Among the Highlanders by James Logan (1843)
"It is in these days a common saying, to imply the utter uselessness of any thing,
that it is not worth old shoes; and brogs, when worn out, were certainly ..."
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