"Ye maun hae something, my bonny man; for them 'at aits ower little, as weel's them 'at aits ower muckle, the night-Mear rides-an' she's a fearsome horse.
"Warlock o' Glenwarlock"
George MacDonald
Bodies of their troops, often dispensing with what they denominated the carnal drum and fife, marched to the harmony of David's Psalms, sung to the tunes of Mear and Old Hundred.
"Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland"
Henry B. Stanton
He lay in the treviss wi' the Mear, and wadna come oot.
"Famous Stories Every Child Should Know"
Various
