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2S3. Fortune's penny is better than mischance and
five hundred, {t)
234'. Every shot is good that is through the board,
i. e. hits the mark.
235. Much might be done under the hand [auspice]
of a good man.
236. Youth is brother to madness.
237. A hillock on fire is not of long continuance.
238. The burden is heav^^ that is unsupported.
239. Correct reckoning leaves friends satisfied, {u)
240. The man wounded a second time is [his own]
surgeon.
241. A word is better than a balance.
242. Frequently has counsel fit for a king been in a
fool's head, {x)
243. It is the willing mother that renders the daughter
indolent, [y)
244. It is not easy to keep the black cock from the
heather.
245. It is a bad day's labour [wages] that will not put
over one night.
246. It is easy to find a stone to throw at a dog, {z)
247. Better to hear of evil than to see it.
248. The needy must " keep moving" [travelling].
{t) " Hap and a halfpenny is world's gear enough."— .JTeZ/y^
Scott. Prov.
(u) " Even reckoning maketh long friends,
" No reckoning maketh many friends." — Vide the Works
«f John Heiwoodf London, 1 598, 4to.
(:r) Saepe etiam olitor verba opportuna loquulris,
(y) " An olight [nimble] mother makes a siveer [lazy]
daughter " — Kelly s Prov.
(a) " Q,ui vent son chien frouve assez de bast on.'*
2S3. Fortune's penny is better than mischance and
five hundred, {t)
234'. Every shot is good that is through the board,
i. e. hits the mark.
235. Much might be done under the hand [auspice]
of a good man.
236. Youth is brother to madness.
237. A hillock on fire is not of long continuance.
238. The burden is heav^^ that is unsupported.
239. Correct reckoning leaves friends satisfied, {u)
240. The man wounded a second time is [his own]
surgeon.
241. A word is better than a balance.
242. Frequently has counsel fit for a king been in a
fool's head, {x)
243. It is the willing mother that renders the daughter
indolent, [y)
244. It is not easy to keep the black cock from the
heather.
245. It is a bad day's labour [wages] that will not put
over one night.
246. It is easy to find a stone to throw at a dog, {z)
247. Better to hear of evil than to see it.
248. The needy must " keep moving" [travelling].
{t) " Hap and a halfpenny is world's gear enough."— .JTeZ/y^
Scott. Prov.
(u) " Even reckoning maketh long friends,
" No reckoning maketh many friends." — Vide the Works
«f John Heiwoodf London, 1 598, 4to.
(:r) Saepe etiam olitor verba opportuna loquulris,
(y) " An olight [nimble] mother makes a siveer [lazy]
daughter " — Kelly s Prov.
(a) " Q,ui vent son chien frouve assez de bast on.'*
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases > (151) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80463898 |
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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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