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misery Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 11.7 11.2 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3222 7 2 0 0 1
Number of authors19 12 4 2 1

Occurrences of misery in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The Hatter, in total misery, droapped his teacup an breid on page 111

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ce in it bein God's will. Yer misery is whit he wants. Shite ah'm on page 10

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
yer precious last few year a misery? on page 4

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
free. The life o an animal is misery and thirldom: this we aw ken. on page 6

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ot its wretched cargo o human misery.' on page 31
her craig an pit her oot her misery. Scattert about were sodgers' on page 53

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t's built oan a foundation ae misery. But, well, yae cannae blame on page 28
his ain lethal dose ae misery intae ma awready shitty exist on page 63
ork and pensions ain taste ae misery is alweys delivered in the sa on page 116
hat sentence these agent's ae misery hud passed doon oan me. on page 118
ae meet his very ain agent ae misery and it turned oot tae be this on page 120

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
o the snp but the relentless misery o the attacks fae the mainstr on page 104

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
But thae four stoops o misery, on page 114

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ma) who made ma gran's life a misery when he wis alive, it widda b on page 169

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'd finally been put oot o his misery. on page 43

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Dinna pile on the misery. on page 21
I gaup in misery, an weep, an spleuter, on page 23

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ntain and his braith reeked o misery and daith. His fufty heids fi on page 53

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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
a by-product ay the cycle ay misery perpetuated by junk an played
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
‘Come oan! Dinnae be such a misery guts,’ she said, grabbin hi
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in it bein God’s will. Yer misery is whit he wants. Shite ah’
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@LairnScots tweeted
gateshop Ah'll pit ye oot yet misery! ?? https://t.co/rSw0oLtRVX (2019) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
My life is a misery on page 55

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hully cence wi gat shot o aul misery guts." on page 19

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ickname aat'd made his life a misery, follain him aa throwe the sk on page 35

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Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
home ec teacher by the name o misery
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
on his throat an teen awa his misery. He shook his heed an wiped h
laist lang afore the twist o misery landed in her guts eence mair
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
™s better pittin it oot o its misery noo! Imagine gyan throwe life
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Dis thoo mind whit a misery-guts I wis? I forgot the wey on page 63

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
etty, Abune the Hill - Mount Misery on page 11

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Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Pain an misery in thy stack, on page 21

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