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* air do shon fein, airson do theaghluigh, do tl)utclia<,
* agus do riogh. Laimhfich do bhuill acfuin lamh-
* ruisgte, Cha ghlac cat le lamhgar luchaibh, mar deir
* Eoghan Tiarmail. Is fior gu'm bheil thu lag lainh-
' ach, ach greimich gu teann agus chi thu mor thairbh;
* caithe sith shile iia clocban ; le foighidin is dichioll
' ghearr an Inch ball na luiiige agus leigibh builibh
* beag ard darach.
' Saoilim gu *n cluinn mi cuid agaibh ag radh, iiach
' sead duine cuid aitheas a lui'easach air fein ? Inn-
' seam dhuit a charaid, ciod a thuirt Eoghan Tiarmail,
' Caith t aimsir gn maitli m' as aill leat righeachd air
"' aithis ; agus, o nach 'eil thu cinntich a mionoid, na
* diom-buil uair. Ata am na h aithis, air son ni eigin
* tarbhach a dheanamh, agus gheabh an duine gniomh-
' ach so, ach cha'n fhuigh an leasgan a chuidh i, oiif
* is da ni beatha aitheasach, agus beatha lunndach, ata
* moran ler b' aill teachd beo le 'n crion-sheoltachd
* as eagmhuis saothar, ach 'ta iad a dol a thaoibh le
*' dibheil storais ; n uair ata saothair, ag treoracha'
' chum sòlais, pailteas, agus urram. Seachain subh-
* achas, agus leanaidh i thu. Bithidh pailteas anairt
' aig' an deagh shniomhaich, agus anois o tha caoirigh
' is buar agam, cuire gach neach failt' or 'm.
' II. Ach le'r trom-shaothair 's eigin dhuinn mar an
^ ceadna, bhi daingean, suighichte, agus curamach,
* agus amharc air ar gnothaiche le'r suilibh fein, gun
* mhor earbsa, chuir ann each eile ; mar a deir Eoghan
* Tiarmail.
* Cha 'n fhds a chraobh a shith luaisgear,
* Na' n teaghlach a shith ghluaiseir.
* Co maith, riu sin a dh'fhanas nan dualchas.
* Ta tri imrichean co olc re teine, agus Gle do
' threud, is gleidheadh do threud thu', a ris ma 's aill
* air do shon fein, airson do theaghluigh, do tl)utclia<,
* agus do riogh. Laimhfich do bhuill acfuin lamh-
* ruisgte, Cha ghlac cat le lamhgar luchaibh, mar deir
* Eoghan Tiarmail. Is fior gu'm bheil thu lag lainh-
' ach, ach greimich gu teann agus chi thu mor thairbh;
* caithe sith shile iia clocban ; le foighidin is dichioll
' ghearr an Inch ball na luiiige agus leigibh builibh
* beag ard darach.
' Saoilim gu *n cluinn mi cuid agaibh ag radh, iiach
' sead duine cuid aitheas a lui'easach air fein ? Inn-
' seam dhuit a charaid, ciod a thuirt Eoghan Tiarmail,
' Caith t aimsir gn maitli m' as aill leat righeachd air
"' aithis ; agus, o nach 'eil thu cinntich a mionoid, na
* diom-buil uair. Ata am na h aithis, air son ni eigin
* tarbhach a dheanamh, agus gheabh an duine gniomh-
' ach so, ach cha'n fhuigh an leasgan a chuidh i, oiif
* is da ni beatha aitheasach, agus beatha lunndach, ata
* moran ler b' aill teachd beo le 'n crion-sheoltachd
* as eagmhuis saothar, ach 'ta iad a dol a thaoibh le
*' dibheil storais ; n uair ata saothair, ag treoracha'
' chum sòlais, pailteas, agus urram. Seachain subh-
* achas, agus leanaidh i thu. Bithidh pailteas anairt
' aig' an deagh shniomhaich, agus anois o tha caoirigh
' is buar agam, cuire gach neach failt' or 'm.
' II. Ach le'r trom-shaothair 's eigin dhuinn mar an
^ ceadna, bhi daingean, suighichte, agus curamach,
* agus amharc air ar gnothaiche le'r suilibh fein, gun
* mhor earbsa, chuir ann each eile ; mar a deir Eoghan
* Tiarmail.
* Cha 'n fhds a chraobh a shith luaisgear,
* Na' n teaghlach a shith ghluaiseir.
* Co maith, riu sin a dh'fhanas nan dualchas.
* Ta tri imrichean co olc re teine, agus Gle do
' threud, is gleidheadh do threud thu', a ris ma 's aill
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases > (252) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80465110 |
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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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