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J 00 Am fear a mhaibhadh a mhathalr a chlanabh^
bheireaJh e beo 'nios i. (y)
Am fear a bhies fan iheigbe, culiidh na h-uik fear a
chas air.
Am fear nach cuir a flinairrij caillidh e cheud
gbream. (»)
An tobar nach traogh.
Am fear nach trcabh aig biiilfj cha treabh e as..
B
BI g'a fubhach, gelnmiiich, moch-thrathach- fan
t-fambra.(«)
131 g'a curraigeach, brogach brochanach 'fa gbeamhta.
Biodh 'n t-ubhal is fearr air a mheangan 1$ arde.
Dhelr duine beath air eigin, ach cha toir e rath air
eigin.
5 Biodh. mir a ghll' eafgaldli air gach mèis.
Biodh cnid an amadain am beul a bhuilg.
B'leir aon fhear each gu uifg, ach cha, toir a dha.
dheug air ol.
Biodh dull re fear feachd, ach chàbhì dùil re fear lie.
Buinigear buaigh le foidhidin. (^)
lo Bean tigbe ghanntalr, 's is luaith chailltear.
Buille 's gach aon chraoibh, 's gun chraobh idir a
•ieagadh.
(y) When a good day appears after a heavy ftorm.
(z) A ciinnitig taylor made his apprentice (who had-
ferved out his time,) bdieve that he ftill wanted the prm-
cipal part of his craft, which he was under no ohhgation.
to. give him without a good funa of money j the young
J 00 Am fear a mhaibhadh a mhathalr a chlanabh^
bheireaJh e beo 'nios i. (y)
Am fear a bhies fan iheigbe, culiidh na h-uik fear a
chas air.
Am fear nach cuir a flinairrij caillidh e cheud
gbream. (»)
An tobar nach traogh.
Am fear nach trcabh aig biiilfj cha treabh e as..
B
BI g'a fubhach, gelnmiiich, moch-thrathach- fan
t-fambra.(«)
131 g'a curraigeach, brogach brochanach 'fa gbeamhta.
Biodh 'n t-ubhal is fearr air a mheangan 1$ arde.
Dhelr duine beath air eigin, ach cha toir e rath air
eigin.
5 Biodh. mir a ghll' eafgaldli air gach mèis.
Biodh cnid an amadain am beul a bhuilg.
B'leir aon fhear each gu uifg, ach cha, toir a dha.
dheug air ol.
Biodh dull re fear feachd, ach chàbhì dùil re fear lie.
Buinigear buaigh le foidhidin. (^)
lo Bean tigbe ghanntalr, 's is luaith chailltear.
Buille 's gach aon chraoibh, 's gun chraobh idir a
•ieagadh.
(y) When a good day appears after a heavy ftorm.
(z) A ciinnitig taylor made his apprentice (who had-
ferved out his time,) bdieve that he ftill wanted the prm-
cipal part of his craft, which he was under no ohhgation.
to. give him without a good funa of money j the young
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (32) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78583555 |
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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. By Donald Macintosh. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.90(1) |
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| Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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