gilly

Example Sentences

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I am the gilly of Christ, The mate of Mary’s Son; I run the roads at seeding time, And when the harvest’s done.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

"Come to the fire, gilly," said the old woman when she looked round.

From The King of Ireland's Son by Colum, Padraic

The air came in from the garden, sweet but chilly, laden with the scent of lilac and gilly flowers.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

The rose is red, the violet blue, The gilly flower sweet, and so are you.

From The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Various

"VOTO A DIOS! as the Spaniard says," exclaimed the Major, "and some beggarly gilly may get it while I stand prating here!"

From A Legend of Montrose by Scott, Walter, Sir