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He hasna gotten sleep for twa nichts, an 'he's fair pitten by himsel' wi 'thae ill-set
The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887
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Gin it had been ill-doin ', he micht hae pitten it doon to the sins o' yer youth; but ill - doctrine he canna forgie.
The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887
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Weel, I dootna that there was mony a thing pitten doon to ye that was behadden to the makkar.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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No; I'll uphaud that there's no 'yer match amang a' the beadles o 'that toun -- no' in yer best days, when ye handed up yer snuff-box to Maister M'Sneesh o 'Balmawhapple in the collectin' ladle, when ye saw that he was sore pitten til't for a snuff.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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He was "ill pitten the gither" to begin with, but many of his physical defects were the penalties of his work, and endeared him to the Glen.
A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 1 Ian Maclaren 1878
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He was "ill pitten thegither" to begin with, but many of his physical defects were the penalties of his work, and endeared him to the Glen.
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878
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He was "ill pitten thegither" to begin with, but many of his physical defects were the penalties of his work, and endeared him to the Glen.
Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) Various 1878
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He was "ill pitten the gither" to begin with, but many of his physical defects were the penalties of his work, and endeared him to the Glen.
A Doctor of the Old School — Complete Ian Maclaren 1878
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"Ye get them pitten up, and I'll fess a barrow," said James, leaving the shop.
Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864
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It wad brak my hert to pairt wi 'the buiks afore I got them pitten in dacent order.
Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864
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