Lexicographical Neighbors of Naething
Literary usage of Naething
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1909)
"Ne'er scorn a poor Poet like me, For idly just living and breathing, While people
of every degree Are busy employed about—naething. Poor Centum-per-centum ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"It's naething but a milder feature, Of our poor, sinfu', corrupt Nature : . ...
A There's naething here but Highland pride, Epig. on being neglected at In. ..."
3. Songs, by the Ettrick shepherd by James Hogg (1831)
"O, JEANIE, THERE'S naething TO FEAR YE! HAPPENING to spend an evening, as I bad
done many, with Patrick Maxwell, Esq., he played the old air, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"... Ye ken naething but milk and bread when it is mool'd in to you. Ye have the
wrang sow by the lug. Ye ken what drinkers dree. ..."
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