Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases

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Taradh math 'sa chuid eile.
Thuit an Tarbh GoiiJ'orra. (k)
Teirgidh gach ni r'a chaithe,
'S a bhi g'a chaithe gu minic j
is an ni tin nach caithear,
Ge d' nach caitbear gu 'n teirigj
O theirgis gach ni gun a chaithe
Gramhainn ma'n tig am brath;
Is còir gach ni chaithe,
Ma'n caith' e fein as a thàmh.
Theid duine gu bàs air fcà naire.
75 .Xhugadh gach fear eoin a cragaibh dha fein. (/)
Toifeach is deire- na fine, clacha mine meallain.
Teannaich do chrios gus am faigh thu biadh. (m)
Truagh nach bu chà-ird gu leir iibh an diu.(«) :
(i) ■/ e. A misfortune befell them. The new year's bull
is a dark cloud, which old men, in imitation of the ancient
philofophers, came out to view on new year's eve, fuppoling
that the ill weather ia. general csmes from that quar-
ter where the cloud refts that evening. He.nce the above
proverb.
(/) Two men were taking birds from among deep rocks,
where the one went down with a rope about his middle,
while the other held the end thereof ; when the one who
caught the fowls thought he had a fufficient quantity for
himfelf, he faid to the other, who held the rope, as above;
the other quitting hold of the rope, replied, " Let every
ORe hold a rope for himfelf."
(;«) Said to one who complains of hunger.
[?;) Said by the famous warrior Alexander Macdonald,
vvho with a band of Iriih accompanied the great -Montrofe
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