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HHIIEID barail an duine ghlic fogafg do *n fhirihn.
•* Thai nig gillc gu Maca-leifg.
Treabhaidh ha daoidh, is cha dean na faoiclh ach
treabh'.
Tapan gòraig air cuigeil criontaig.
5 Theid dubhag re dualchas. (a)
Theb 's cha d' rihn cu is mèàs' a bha riamh Tan
Fheinn.
I hc?d danadas gu drech cilein.
Lheid duchas an agnaruri nan crag.
Tha am air an achmhaian 'is tra air a chèilidh. (b)
ioThiginn gu do choimhead ge d' bhi tu chònaidli
ann an còs craige.
Tuitidh tòin eidir dha chaiijiir is tiglieadas eidir dha.
mhuinntir.
Trod nam ban rria'n fcarbh is ah fcarhh air an loch
Tachairidh daoine ma 'n tachair na cnoic.
Trod a mheafain is a chul re làr.
15 Tuthadh na h-atha air a rrihuili'n.
Thig gacb uile re h-aois, thig bao, tbig boil, thig baa.
Tus mi-rath mo bheachd^
Ge b* e aca ncach g'a foirrn ;
An coilich a bhi na thamh,
Is" a cnearc a bhi aha glRxn.
Tha fuaigla cheift aige feiii.
Thig math a mulad. \c)
20 Tha chomhairle na cheann fein.
(a) Ezekiel, xvi. 44. "Behold, every one that ufeth pro-
" verbs, fliail ufe this proverb againit thee, faying, As is
11 the mother, fo is her daughter.?
HHIIEID barail an duine ghlic fogafg do *n fhirihn.
•* Thai nig gillc gu Maca-leifg.
Treabhaidh ha daoidh, is cha dean na faoiclh ach
treabh'.
Tapan gòraig air cuigeil criontaig.
5 Theid dubhag re dualchas. (a)
Theb 's cha d' rihn cu is mèàs' a bha riamh Tan
Fheinn.
I hc?d danadas gu drech cilein.
Lheid duchas an agnaruri nan crag.
Tha am air an achmhaian 'is tra air a chèilidh. (b)
ioThiginn gu do choimhead ge d' bhi tu chònaidli
ann an còs craige.
Tuitidh tòin eidir dha chaiijiir is tiglieadas eidir dha.
mhuinntir.
Trod nam ban rria'n fcarbh is ah fcarhh air an loch
Tachairidh daoine ma 'n tachair na cnoic.
Trod a mheafain is a chul re làr.
15 Tuthadh na h-atha air a rrihuili'n.
Thig gacb uile re h-aois, thig bao, tbig boil, thig baa.
Tus mi-rath mo bheachd^
Ge b* e aca ncach g'a foirrn ;
An coilich a bhi na thamh,
Is" a cnearc a bhi aha glRxn.
Tha fuaigla cheift aige feiii.
Thig math a mulad. \c)
20 Tha chomhairle na cheann fein.
(a) Ezekiel, xvi. 44. "Behold, every one that ufeth pro-
" verbs, fliail ufe this proverb againit thee, faying, As is
11 the mother, fo is her daughter.?
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (136) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76283939 |
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| Description | Accompanied with an English translation intended to facilitate the study of the language illustrated with notes; to which is added 'The way to wealth' by Dr Franklin, translated into Gaelic. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.171 |
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| Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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