Lexicographical Neighbors of Kirkward
Literary usage of Kirkward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales of My Landlord,. by Walter Scott (1818)
"When six braw gentlemen kirkward shall carry yc.' " « Who makes the bridal bed,
Birdie, say truly ?' « The gray-headed sexton That delves the grave duly. ..."
2. A Child's Garden of Verses and Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson, Alexander Harvey (1906)
"... A' bleached on bonny greens for days, An' white's the drift. An' noo to face
the kirkward mile: The ... White-ankled, leads the kirkward pack Wi' ..."
3. The Children's First [-third] Book of Poetry (1915)
"... grave and stone Shall light thee steady; The owl from the steeple sing Welcome,
proud lady." SIR WALTER SCOTT. 1 braw: fine. * kirkward: to the church. ..."
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