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rward conduct. Kelly says that the second part is "added only to make it comical." I ken a spune frae a stot's horn. "I had the honour to visit his late gracious Majesty, at his palace of Holyrood, where, I can assure you, I was as civilly entreated as the first in the land, not excluding the Lord Provost of Glasgow, tho' he and his tounfolk tried to put themselves desperately far forrit; but the king saw thro' them brawly, and kent a spoon frae a stot's horn as well as the maist of his liege subjects."--_Motherwell._ I ken by my cog how the cow's milk'd. That is, I know by the appearance of a thing when it is properly done. I ken by your half-tale what your hale tale means. Having told me so much I can guess the rest. Applied to those who come to borrow money. I ken him as weel as if I had gane through him wi' a lighted candle. I ken how the warld wags: he's honour'd maist has moniest bags. I ken your meaning by your mumping. Ilka bean has its black. "Ye hae had your ain time o't, Mr Syddall; but ilka bean has its black, and ilka path has its puddle; and it will just set you henceforth to sit at the board end, as weel as it did Andrew langsyne."--_Rob Roy._ Ilka bird maun hatch her ain egg. Ilka blade o' grass keps it's ain drap o' dew. Ilka corn has its shool. Ilka dog has its day. "'You have made a most excellent and useful purchase, Cuddie. But what is that portmanteau?' 'The pockmantle?' answered Cuddie: 'It was Lord Evandale's yesterday, and it's yours the day. I fand it ahint the bush o' broom yonder. Ilka dog has its day--ye ken what the auld sang says, "'"Take turn about, mither," quo' Tam o' the Linn.'"--_Old Mortality._ Ilka land has its ain land-law. "Jeannie Deans, writing from London to Reuben Butler, says,--'Ye will think I am turned waster, for I wear clean hose and shoon every day; but it's the fashion here for decent bodies, and ilka land has its ain land-law.'"--_Heart of Midlothian._ Ilka land has its ain leid. "Leid," language.--_Jamieson._ Ilka man as he likes--I'm for the cook. Ilka man buckles his belt his ain gate. "'Oh but, sir, what seems reasonable to your honour will certainly be the same to them,' answered Jeanie. 'I do not know that,' replied the Duke; 'ilka man buckles his belt his ain gate--you know our old
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