hempie

“Where did you get the book, ye little hempie?” said

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"Ja, minheer, die hempie zal ik bewaar als die grootste schat op aarde, en aan mij kinders en kinds-kinders vermaak" (Yes, sir, this little vest I shall cherish as the greatest treasure I have on earth, and shall bequeath it to my children and children's children).

Woman's Endurance

“Ja, minheer, die hempie zal ik bewaar als die grootste schat op aarde, en aan mij kinders en kinds-kinders vermaak” (Yes, sir, this little vest I shall cherish as the greatest treasure I have on earth, and shall bequeath it to my children and children's children).

Woman's Endurance L, A D 1904

` ` Ay, ay, '' answered Rob, ` ` she's under lawfu 'authority now; and full time, for she was a daft hempie --- But she's a mettle quean.

Rob Roy 1887

Gae wa ', ye hempie that ye are! "she cried, turning with a sudden and uncalled-for sparkle of temper on her granddaughter;" There's nae time an' little inclination in this hoose for yer flichty conversation.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

"I am for London next week, and I cannot be at the chairge of a daft hempie, especially one of such low, common tastes."

The Dew of Their Youth 1887

O man, you a douce man, and fitter to be an elder than even Willie Greer himself, I have the minister's ain word for't, to put on these hard-hearted looks, and gang waving your arms that way, as if ye said, "I winna take the counsel of sic a hempie as you"; I'm your ain leal wife, and will and maun have an explanation. '

Stories of Mystery Various 1885

` ` Where did you get the book, ye little hempie? '' said Mrs. Butler.

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"Where did you get the book, ye little hempie?" said Mrs. Butler.

The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

I was a daft hempie lassie then, and little thought what was to come o't.

Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801