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I min' weel hoo Maister Graham said to me ance 'at hoo there was something o' Him 'at made him luikin' oot o' the een o' ilka man 'at he had made; an' what wad ye ca' that but a scart or a straik o' Christianity Weel, I kenna; but ony gait I canna think it can be again' the trowth o' the gospel to wuss yersel' mair alane wi' yer God nor ye ever can be in sic an awfu' Babylon o' a place as this Na, na, Peter; I'm no sayin' that. — The Marquis of Lossie
[Footnote: The redding straik, namely, a blow received by a peacemaker who interferes betwixt two combatants, to red or separate them, is proverbially said to be the most dangerous blow a man can receive.] — Guy Mannering — Complete
Beware of the redding straik! — Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete
The first ae straik that Forbes strack, — A Collection of Ballads
An the neist ae straik that Forbes strack, — A Collection of Ballads