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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH. 219
agus iar a h-àiteachadh le cùrani. 2. Tha 'n cairid sin
aig am beil a chairdeas comharraichte gu h-araidh ann
an tèinn, gu bhi fo mhor mheas, agus urram a ghnà.
3. Cha n-'eil ni chiùrras muinntir eile airidh air toil-
inntinn a ghairm dheth. 4. Co air bith nach 'eil toil-
ichte le 'staid, is coltach nach bitheadh e mar sin ann
an staidibh ni's àirde. 5. Roghnaich na tha fir-fhreag-
arrach.
ON NEUTER VERBS.
Every daj we rise, the glorious sun shines over our
heads ; but, alas ! too many forget to be grateful for the
cordial heat that comes from him to the inhabitants of
this earth on which we stand. Some live here as if thej
were never to die : were such persons wise, they would
not sleep any longer in such a perilous state, but speedily
awake to a due sense of the gratitude they owe to boun-
tiful Heaven for the many mercies wherewith their lot
abounds.
Gach la tha sinn ag èirigh, tha a 'ghrian ghlormhor a'
dearrsadh thairis air ar cinn, ach mo chreach ! tha tuille
'sa chòir a' di-chuimhnachadh a bhi taingeil airson a'
bhlais chairdeil a ta teachd uaipe, do luchd-aiteachaidh
na talmhuinn so ; air am beil sinn 'nar (ann ar) seas-
amh. Tha cuid beò an so mar nach bitheadh iad gu
bàsachadh gu bràch ; na'n robh a leithid a chrèutairean
glic, cha chodaileadh iad na's faide ann a leithid a staid
chunnartaich, ach ghrad-dhùisgeadh iad gu ceart mhoth-
achadh air an taingealachd a bhuineas do Dhia gras-
mhor airson nam mor shochairean leis am bheil an
crannchur iar a lionadh.
Obs. 1. — Do and have are used belovv as Auxiliary Verbs, be-
cause they are joined with other veibs.
We do not know how
soon we may be called to
go hence.
Chan-'eilfìos againn, cia
luath dh'-fhaodar ar gairm
gu dol à so.

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