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CELTIC LANGUAGE. 249
Libyi, Lebici or Libici, a people of Gallia Transpadana,
descendants of the Salui (Liv) perhaps of the S' Alpii, the
same as the Taurini, Cottii or Lepontii, in whose territory
the Rhine sprung.
" The descendants of the Titanian Japetidee may, I think,
be recognised in the Waldenses, the Irish, and the Brigantes.
— Many proofs may be given that a Celtic dialect, allied
nearly to the Irish, once prevailed in Thrace. But I shall
have occasion to resume that subject."
The opinion of these two eminent philologists
we submit, without note or comment, leaving the
reader to reconcile seeming contrarieties ; but,
perhaps, it becomes us in connexion, to submit.
In the second place — that a different appellation
does not necessarily constitute a different nation,
or language. If it did, we should make out not a
few nations and languages in the Celtic tribes of
Caledonia; whereas, in reality, they are but one
and the same identical people, under varied pa-
tronymic appellations. That the same remark
applies to not a few of the Celtic tribes, distinguished
by different appellations in the preceding part of
this work, will appear from the following compari-
son of their language, severally, viz : —
Scottish Gaelic. J/-o?w</^e Irish. From the New Tes-
Shorter Catechism. Glas- lament. London. 1681.
Gow. 1659. Ar n'at'air aid ar neam'
Ar Nathairne ata ar naom't'ar hainm. Tigead'
Neamh, Go ma beannuigte do riog'achd deuntar do toil
hainmsa, Gu dtig do Rio- ar an ttulam mar do nit'ear
ghachdsa, dentar do thoilsi ar neam'. Ar naran laet'-
air dtalmhuin mar ata air ani'ail tab'air duinn a niu
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