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Highland Laddie — Highland Laddie, also known as Hielan Laddie, is the name of an ancient Scottish popular folk tune If thou lt play me fair play [1. Smith, Alexander, p.264 ] , but as with many old melodies, various sets of words can be sung to it and Robert… … Wikipedia
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Hector Macneill — (October 22, 1746 15 March, 1818) was a Scottish poet born near Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. Macneill had been the son of a poor army captain and went to work as a clerk in 1760 at the age of fourteen. Soon, he was sent to the West Indies and… … Wikipedia
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plaider — (plè dé) v. n. 1° Contester quelque chose en justice. • Depuis qu il est des lois, l homme pour ses péchés Se condamne à plaider la moitié de sa vie, LA FONT. Fabl. XII, 27. • C est être damné dès ce monde que d avoir à plaider, MOL.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
plaid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plaidie, tartan, check; kilt, shawl. See variegation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tartan, crossbarred cloth, checkered cloth, Highland plaid, Scotch Highland plaid, kilt, filibeg; see also check 5 , cloth … English dictionary for students
MacNeill, Hector — (1746 1818) Poet, was in the West Indies 1780 86, and clerk on a flagship. He wrote various political pamphlets, two novels, and several poems, The Harp (1789), The Carse of Forth, and Scotland s Skaith, the last against drunkenness, but is… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
MacNeill, Hector — (1746 1818) Scottish poet, the son of James Macneill, a retired captain of the 42nd Regiment, was born at Rosebank, near Roslin, Midlothian. Educated at Stirling Grammar School, he then worked as a sailor in the West Indies until around 1776.… … British and Irish poets
pladdy — ˈpladi variant of plaidie … Useful english dictionary
