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S2. Is olc do'n long 'nuair a dh'eigheas an sdiùrdair,
83. Is trie a bha claidheamh math an droch thruailL
84. Is trie a bha sliochd na seilg air seachran.
85. Is duilich triubhas a thoirt o thoin luim. (A)
S6. Is mòr le doimeig a cuid abhrais, is cha'n e mho-
thaid, aeh a dhorad.
87. Is fearr greim caillich no taruing laoich.
88. Is fuar an goile nach teo deoch. {I)
89. Is furas fuil a thoirt a cean carrach ; is gaP a
thoirt air craos cam.
90. Is fearr eirigli' moch no suidh an-moch.
91. Is meas an fhead no 'n èigh.
9'2. Is tearr an giomach no bhi gun fhear. (m)
93. Is faoilidb duin' a chuid a thairgse ged is feard e
aige fhein e.
94. Is i n deathach a bhios a stigh thig a mach.
95. Is trie a bha sonas air beul mor. (n)
96. Is fearr Ian mi duirn de cheird, no Ian an duirn
de dh'oir. (o)
(k) " It is ill to tak' the breeks aff a bare a — se." — Kelly* s
Scott. Prov.
(/) " It is a cauld stomach that naetliing heats on." — Raw."
sai/s Scott. Prov.
(w) See additional Notes.
(n) " Meikle mouth'd folk has ay hap to their meat."
Ramsay s Scott. Prov.
(o) «' A handfii' of trade is worth a goupen of gowd." — ib.
S2. Is olc do'n long 'nuair a dh'eigheas an sdiùrdair,
83. Is trie a bha claidheamh math an droch thruailL
84. Is trie a bha sliochd na seilg air seachran.
85. Is duilich triubhas a thoirt o thoin luim. (A)
S6. Is mòr le doimeig a cuid abhrais, is cha'n e mho-
thaid, aeh a dhorad.
87. Is fearr greim caillich no taruing laoich.
88. Is fuar an goile nach teo deoch. {I)
89. Is furas fuil a thoirt a cean carrach ; is gaP a
thoirt air craos cam.
90. Is fearr eirigli' moch no suidh an-moch.
91. Is meas an fhead no 'n èigh.
9'2. Is tearr an giomach no bhi gun fhear. (m)
93. Is faoilidb duin' a chuid a thairgse ged is feard e
aige fhein e.
94. Is i n deathach a bhios a stigh thig a mach.
95. Is trie a bha sonas air beul mor. (n)
96. Is fearr Ian mi duirn de cheird, no Ian an duirn
de dh'oir. (o)
(k) " It is ill to tak' the breeks aff a bare a — se." — Kelly* s
Scott. Prov.
(/) " It is a cauld stomach that naetliing heats on." — Raw."
sai/s Scott. Prov.
(w) See additional Notes.
(n) " Meikle mouth'd folk has ay hap to their meat."
Ramsay s Scott. Prov.
(o) «' A handfii' of trade is worth a goupen of gowd." — ib.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases > (132) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80463670 |
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| Description | Englished a-new : to which is added, 'The way to wealth,' by Benjamin Franklin. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.172 |
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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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