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RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ROBERT PEEL,
baronet, m.p.
Sir,
An ardent admirer of your character,
public and private, I feel proud of the permission
you have kindly granted me to Dedicate to you
this humble Work.
The highest and most noble privilege of great
men is the opportunity their station affords them
of fostering the Fine Arts, and amplifying the
boundaries of useful knowledge.
That this spirit animates your bosom, each
successive day is adding proof: nor is the fact
RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ROBERT PEEL,
baronet, m.p.
Sir,
An ardent admirer of your character,
public and private, I feel proud of the permission
you have kindly granted me to Dedicate to you
this humble Work.
The highest and most noble privilege of great
men is the opportunity their station affords them
of fostering the Fine Arts, and amplifying the
boundaries of useful knowledge.
That this spirit animates your bosom, each
successive day is adding proof: nor is the fact
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > History of the Celtic language > (9) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76178708 |
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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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