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  • “You are mistaen,” said Jeanie; “it is no sae far, and they go to it by land; I learned something about thae things from Reuben Butler.”

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

  • Canny Elshie the Black Dwarf, or I am muckle mistaen --- A 'the warld tells tales about him, but it's but daft nonsense after a!

    The Black Dwarf 1898

  • But I see he's a fule-creature a'thegither, and clean mistaen about ye.

    Rob Roy 1887

  • We a 'heard o' the public money that was taen frae the chield Morris somewhere about the fit o 'Cheviot by Rob and ane o' the Osbaldistone lads; and, to tell ye the truth, word gaed that it was yoursell Mr. Francis, --- and sorry was I that your father's son suld hae taen to sic practices --- Na, ye needna say a word about it --- I see weel I was mistaen; but

    Rob Roy 1887

  • ` ` As man lives by bread, '' he said, ` ` the buzzards have mistaen my friend the Bailie for his Excellency, and you for Diana

    Rob Roy 1887

  • Tha'rt a fooil thisen an tha thinks awm one, but tha'll find thisen mistaen.

    Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

  • Fowk thowt shoo'd be wed agean, but they wor mistaen.

    Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

  • But the lad hadna muckle choice in the matter, for he thought he was leaving the country for ever (I trust he's mistaen in that though); and the night was set in when we learned, by a strange chance, Sir Arthur's sair distress, and

    The Antiquary 1845

  • ` ` Ye're mistaen though, gudewife, '' said Saddletree scornfully,

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • ` ` You are mistaen, '' said Jeanie; ` ` it is no sae far, and they go to it by land; I learned something about thae things from

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

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