westlandman

Updated: May 24, 2025

I cannot give it you, because it was my father's; but your drove follows ours, and I am content it should be in your keeping, not in mine. Will this do, Muhme?" "It must", said the old woman "that is, if the Lowlander is mad enough to carry the knife." The strong westlandman laughed aloud.

Various - The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction : Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827

I cannot give it you, because it was my father's; but your drove follows ours, and I am content it should be in your keeping, not in mine. Will this do, Muhme?" "It must," said the old woman "that is, if the Lowlander is mad enough to carry the knife." The strong Westlandman laughed aloud.

Sir Walter Scott - Chronicles of the Canongate