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198. Is cliùtach an onair no *n t-or. (g)
199. Is fuar an innis an earn.
200. Is fhusadh scuita [scapa] no tional.
201. Is fearr suidhe goirid no seasamh fada.
202. Is math a dh'imreadh an dan a dheanamh an
toisich, is a liudhad fear-millidh th*aige.
203. Is fad a chèile crobh ar da shean-athair.
204-. Is trie a bha urraidh gun ni, is ni gun urraidh.
205. Is buaine duchas no oilean.
206. Is beo duine 'n deigh a sharaeh, ach cha bheo è
an deigh a narach.
207. Is e 'm beul a dh'obus mu dheire.
208. Is ]eis a mheirlich mhath na cheilis è.
209. Is CO domhain an t-ath 'is an linne.
210. Is olc cuid a cheartharnaich re thaisguidh. {h)
211. Is fad sHos na bliadhna.
212. Is buaine bliadhna na nollaig.
213. Is buain' a mheangan a gheiiis no'n crann mòr a
lùbas.
214. Is trom ann uallach an t-aois.
(g) ** Nothing is good but what is honourable."
" An honourable death," said Socrates, " is better than
an inglorious life.'*
(h) ** Kerriy^' says Johnson, (an Irish word,) Irish foot sol-
dier, and cites Spencer. Cearnach or, Caterin, were well known
in the Laigh o* Buchan, Morayshire, where the Gael were wont
to foray, or to fetch the Creach,
198. Is cliùtach an onair no *n t-or. (g)
199. Is fuar an innis an earn.
200. Is fhusadh scuita [scapa] no tional.
201. Is fearr suidhe goirid no seasamh fada.
202. Is math a dh'imreadh an dan a dheanamh an
toisich, is a liudhad fear-millidh th*aige.
203. Is fad a chèile crobh ar da shean-athair.
204-. Is trie a bha urraidh gun ni, is ni gun urraidh.
205. Is buaine duchas no oilean.
206. Is beo duine 'n deigh a sharaeh, ach cha bheo è
an deigh a narach.
207. Is e 'm beul a dh'obus mu dheire.
208. Is ]eis a mheirlich mhath na cheilis è.
209. Is CO domhain an t-ath 'is an linne.
210. Is olc cuid a cheartharnaich re thaisguidh. {h)
211. Is fad sHos na bliadhna.
212. Is buaine bliadhna na nollaig.
213. Is buain' a mheangan a gheiiis no'n crann mòr a
lùbas.
214. Is trom ann uallach an t-aois.
(g) ** Nothing is good but what is honourable."
" An honourable death," said Socrates, " is better than
an inglorious life.'*
(h) ** Kerriy^' says Johnson, (an Irish word,) Irish foot sol-
dier, and cites Spencer. Cearnach or, Caterin, were well known
in the Laigh o* Buchan, Morayshire, where the Gael were wont
to foray, or to fetch the Creach,
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases > (146) |
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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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