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Auld Brig appear'd of ancient Pictish race, The very wrinkles Gothic in his face; He seem'd as he wi' Time had warstl'd lang, Yet, teughly doure, he bade an unco bang.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

"The auld doure whalp," muttered Tam, as he shut the door and resumed his stocking; "I was gaun to the door to see if the win' was tirring the thack aff the riggin."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 475, February 5, 1831 by Various

Mr Witherspoon prayed inwardly for support and resignation of heart in the trials he was ordained to undergo; but doure thoughts began to gather in my bosom.

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John

Auld Brig appear’d of ancient Pictish race, The very wrinkles gothic in his face: He seem’d as he wi’ Time had warstl’d lang, Yet, teughly doure, he bade an unco bang.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

This golden lamp shines clear and bright, When the world looks dark and doure, It brightens our morning, noon, and night, And gladdens our gloamin' hour.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles