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pleisure Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.5 28.2 3 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences6056 2 0 0 2 0
Number of authors25 23 1 2

Occurrences of pleisure 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

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ey dozy an daft), whether the pleisure o makin a gowan chain wad be on page 7
rm tae their wee worries, fin pleisure in their wee Keckles o glee; on page 44

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
up. Aw that millennium shit. Pleisure boats comin through. Parasols on page 1

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
rrit tae faimily an hame, the pleisure o giein, the laughter o weans on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ee-month, John, at the king's pleisure, I wis left tae sot in a soli on page 31
airms an bring mony a tear o pleisure tae his ee. on page 44
warm wind on my cheeks... an pleisure in aa the folks that I meet. on page 69

4 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ent eras. Whiles | hae takken pleisure in makin uiss o aulder or hau on page viii

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The ane that gies ye oors o pleisure, on page 32

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
But alas! Aa pleisure is melled wi pain: As they ra on page 18
st pechin: the anerlie bodily pleisure I can think o is a warm bath. on page 77

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ir because he seen her gettin pleisure fae somethin he couldnae reac on page 32
e smile this time, wan o pure pleisure. on page 73

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
rearit fer their bluidthirsty pleisure, alang wi their pals fae doon on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
zogs wid licht up wi smiles o pleisure - and the bletherin wid begi on page 9
id intae his mooth! The sheer pleisure o bein able tae stap yer moot on page 51
Veruca! Hoo's it gaun? Whit a pleisure this is! You dae hae an inter on page 68
t!' cried Mr Wonka, beamin wi pleisure. 'I made her by howkin oot th on page 92
ae taes sterted tae kittle wi pleisure, and a feelin o pure happines on page 95

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
use! Dinna hing aboot! It's a pleisure, ma bonnie birkie, tae watch on page 79

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Wee Grumphie gied a sech o pleisure, and begun tae think aboot hi on page 144

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ver consairve an renew, an wi pleisure gang furder on page 43

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
onsie paitricks he thocht his pleisure wad hae nae deval, an gied or on page 42

3 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
n a whylie, ay, ti play on in pleisure on page 19
n a whylie, ay, ti play on in pleisure on page 21

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
pleisure didna splash me, on page 10

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
This gieit him a sicht mair pleisure. on page 72

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
digestit this. He mindit the pleisure he'd felt ainly lest week at on page 97

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
, young an auld, a guid lot o pleisure an saitisfaction. The teacher
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
whaur pleisure craft ootnummered trawlers an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
watched the ongauns wi smilin pleisure. This wisnae juist at the ful
l Theatre Company, but at the pleisure an fun o the language, that d
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wis gey hertenin tae see the pleisure an enthusiasm that awbody inv
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d guess ... awauk tae her ain pleisure, bit afore the body gets stre
uscles o her face. He saw her pleisure, kennin that he unnerstuid he
s: deer, ox, horse. He saw wi pleisure Beatrice’s open-mou’ed re
s: deer, ox, horse. He saw wi pleisure Beatrice’s open-mou’ed re
Bill. Beatrice felt a rush o pleisure at seein him again, hale an h
6 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
er a year noo, I hae haed the pleisure o bydin in a flat wi Duncan S
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
o tea we jist brewed, takkin pleisure in a memory we’ll never for
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
Finlay’s forms are a pleisure fir baith lug an mou. For exa
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
Sic a pleisure tae chair the day's meetin. T(2019) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
@standupfarmer The pleisure wiz oors, Jim man! Hope ye ha(2018) search twitter
belMcF #hooletfringe It wiz a pleisure! .... Yer Maw and Paw.(2016) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ster Scots, it gies me muckle pleisure tae tell ye that I got ma fir(2020) search twitter
Whit a pleisure tae get haud o ma copie o @St(2020) search twitter
A pleisure tae gie ma support tae @OorVy(2020) search twitter
A pleisure tae be remembered in this gre(2020) search twitter
Aye a pleisure tae receive ma latest copie o(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
yaisit by monie o the fowk: a pleisure tae read. on page 124

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
yaisit by monie o the fowk: a pleisure tae read.
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
nches they gie tae the wund's pleisure, on page 137

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
an Glesca may weel tak muckle pleisure in his bield the day. on page 5

1 matches

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