Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)

Chapter XXII

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* * * * * JUSTICE TO SCOTLAND.

AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

(_Communicated by the Edinburgh Society for Promoting Civilization in England_) O mickle yeuks the keckle doup, An' a' unsicker girns the graith, For wae and wae! the crowdies loup O'er jouk an' hallan, braw an' baith.

Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

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Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

* * * * * JUSTICE TO SCOTLAND. AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS. (_Communicated by the Edinburgh Society for Promoting Civilization in England_) O mickle yeuks the keckle doup, An' a' unsicker girns the graith, For wae and wae! the crowdies loup O'er jouk an' hallan, braw an' baith. Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof. The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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* * * * * JUSTICE TO SCOTLAND.

/ˈdʒʌstəs tuː ˈskɑːtlənd/

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AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

/æn ənˈpʌblɪʃt ˈpoʊəm baɪ bɜːrnz/

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Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

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The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

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Communicated verb US /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

gars noun US /ɡɑːrz/

plural of “gar” — primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

From this reading “The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.”

gear noun US /ɡɪr/

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading “The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.”

glint verb US /ɡlɪnt/

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading “The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.”

lear noun US /lɪr/

British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

From this reading “The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.”

mickle noun US /ˈmɪkəl/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading “(_Communicated by the Edinburgh Society for Promoting Civilization in England_) O mickle yeuks the keckle doup, An' a' unsicker girns the graith, For wae and wae! the crowdies loup O'er jouk an' hallan, braw an' baith.”

Promoting verb US /prəˈmoʊtɪŋ/

-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of

unpublished adjective US /ənˈpʌblɪʃt/

not published

From this reading “AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading (_Communicated by the Edinburgh Society for Promoting Civilization in England_) O mickle yeuks the keckle doup, An' a' unsicker girns the graith, For wae and wae! the crowdies loup O'er jouk an' hallan, braw an' baith.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

ance

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

aye

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

baith

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bield

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

birkin

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

blaws

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

blithesomeadjective

carefree and happy and lighthearted

From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

brawadjective

brightly colored and showy

burnie

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

BURNSnounUS /bɜːrnz/

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

CivilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

coggie

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

CommunicatedverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

coof

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

crowdies

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doup

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EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

een

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

gane

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

garsnounUS /ɡɑːrz/

plural of “gar” — primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

gearnounUS /ɡɪr/

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

giglet

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

girns

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glintverbUS /ɡlɪnt/

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

graith

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hallan

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hirpled

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

ilka

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

jinking

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

jouk

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JUSTICEnounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading * * * * * JUSTICE TO SCOTLAND.

keckle

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learnounUS /lɪr/

British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

loof

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

loup

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micklenounUS /ˈmɪkəl/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

nae

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

O'eradverb

throughout a period of time

pawkyadjective

cunning and sly

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

POEMnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

poortith

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

PromotingverbUS /prəˈmoʊtɪŋ/

-ing form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of

rareadjectiveUS /rer/

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

routhie

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

sconnered

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

SCOTLANDnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading * * * * * JUSTICE TO SCOTLAND.

SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

stound

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

There's

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading * * * * * JUSTICE TO SCOTLAND.

toomed

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From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

UNPUBLISHEDadjectiveUS /ənˈpʌblɪʃt/

not published

From this reading AN UNPUBLISHED POEM BY BURNS.

unsicker

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wae

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wheeped

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where ance the coggie hirpled fair, And blithesome poortith toomed the loof, There's nae a burnie giglet rare But blaws in ilka jinking coof.

yestreen

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

yeuks

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yowies

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From this reading The routhie bield that gars the gear Is gane where glint the pawky een, And aye the stound is birkin lear Where sconnered yowies wheeped yestreen.

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