Foreign lands hae finer words than puir Scotland; but dinna think that I canna enjoy the beauty o' these silvery rocks and that mirky glen, because my silly heart can find nae utterance to its feelings, but by its ain unmeaning thrabs."
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton
There was not a breath of wind, and the tiny flame burnt steadily, throwing out a brown light upon the mirky gloom.
"A Romance of Wastdale"
A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Two days of mirky and stormy atmosphere succeeded, and those who had wagered in support of the opinion of Barendz were inclined to triumph over those who believed in the observation of Heemskerk.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1598-99"
John Lothrop Motley