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