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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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SCOTIA, n. Literary name for Scotland.Edb. 1773 Robert Fergusson Selected Poems (2000) 132:
May Scotia’s simmers ay look gay and green,Ayr. 1784-5 Robert Burns Poems and Songs (1969) 121:
From Scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs,
That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroadAyr. 1786 Robert Burns Poems and Songs (1969) 249:
Edina! Scotia's darling seat!wm.Sc. 1991 Carol Galbraith in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 72:
while statelie matrons
stiff-stravaig
roon sets
o Scotia's bieldit bairnsSc. 1992 Herald 27 Jun 16:
On the geographical front Aenius tells us that Scotland "is an island joined to England, stretching 200 miles to the north and about 50 broad." After the fertile landscapes and hill towns of Central Italy, old Scotia's grandeurs left Aenius distinctly underwhelmed.Sc. 2002 Daily Record 5 Jan 13:
Tourists would love it. Having toured Europe with their euros, stepping into quaint old Scotia with its little pound notes and pennies would be like going back to Brigadoon.