Let him kiss her, clap her, and dawt her, / And gie her benevolence due, / And that will a thrifty wife mak her, / And sae I'll bid farewell to you.

Midway through the meal, my neighbor rose to his feet and proposed a toast in tutovka, the local stinging but sweet mulberry vodka.

...being obliged to acquire a knowledge of the natural system by itself and succedaneously, it is quite certain that he can have as little interest as comprehension...

Australians had been surfing lying down on 4-5 foot wooden surfboards before then and bodysurfing with wooden handboards — some had even heard about stand-up surfing in Hawaii and seen a couple of local surfers standing up — but stand-up surfing was still more of a rumour than a reality for most Aussie beach-goers.