“It kindles wit, it waukens lair,
It pangs us fu’ o’ knowledge.”
Burns. The Holy Fair.
Parlish, C, remarkable, worth speaking of.
“An’ parlish pranks ’mang Silloth banks
They hed as they were comin’.”
Stagg. The Bridewain.
“A bump as big as a young cockerel’s stone,
A parlous knock.”
Shakspeare. Romeo and Juliet.