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COLLECTION
OF
GAELIC PROVERBS,
APOTHEGMS,
AND
OLD SAYINGS.
A.
2« t HE man who lies down in the mud, will rise up
besmeared.
2. The child whom you train not at your knee, you
may not tutor at your ear.
3. The man who feels cold, let him clothe.
4. The man who sees not his [own] advantage, loses
much of his sagacity.
5. The Slattern's husband is discerned on the streets,
6. The man who has butter, will get [more] butter.
(c) " Let hira that is cold blow up the coal."
* Breineagshalach na Ban-thrusdar P
((/) " He that has meikle wad ay hae mair.'*
A. 2
OF
GAELIC PROVERBS,
APOTHEGMS,
AND
OLD SAYINGS.
A.
2« t HE man who lies down in the mud, will rise up
besmeared.
2. The child whom you train not at your knee, you
may not tutor at your ear.
3. The man who feels cold, let him clothe.
4. The man who sees not his [own] advantage, loses
much of his sagacity.
5. The Slattern's husband is discerned on the streets,
6. The man who has butter, will get [more] butter.
(c) " Let hira that is cold blow up the coal."
* Breineagshalach na Ban-thrusdar P
((/) " He that has meikle wad ay hae mair.'*
A. 2
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases > (23) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80462362 |
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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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