Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases

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''j caomh'le fear a charaid, ach 's e fmior a chroidh a
chomhalt. (j)
770 Cha bhi donas toirteach (dòrtach).
Chaillear na b* i'hearr learn, 's cha b' fhearr beo e.
Cha chirm feur air an ratliad mhor ;
No coineach air a chloich a bhios g'a sir ghluaifc.
Cha chreid thu' n t-aog gu's am faic thu' n t-adhlac
2 75 Chuala mi chuag gun bhiadh am bhroinn ; chunnaic
mi 'n fearrach is a chul rium ; chunnaic mi *h
t-feilchog air an lie luim ; àh' 'ainich mi tìach
rachadh a bhliadhn" ud leam. (t)
Cha d' tbeid plàfd air bagairt.
' Cha '11 ? eil maith gun mbileadh.
Cha d' oil art fagart ach na bh' aige.
Cha bhi bail air aran fuint', no air fodar buauY.
1 So Cha d' thainig èun glan riamh a* neid a chlamhain.
Cha d' thug leis an truail, nach d'fhuair leis a
chloidheamh.
Cha d' thug sàr nach d' fhuailing sàr.
Cha 'n ? eil ann n'as meafa no deire ghreinein chore*
(ficlman).
Cha^n oil leam cneid mo leas mhathair.
185 Cha tabhair thu 'n aire gus an d' theid am bior Tan
tX&il.
Cha chuir e neach air bith air faibh le croidh goirt,
Cho chuimfeach lamh re Conloch.
Cha "'n iad na ro chkirich is fearr.
Cha bhi luathas agus grinneas.
/90 Cha 'n 'eil eidir an t amadan 's an duine giic, ach
tairgfe mhaith ghabhail nar gheibh c i.
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(/) Thefe proverbs exprefs a peculiarity of manners m
the Highlands of Scotland ; chieftains in Scotland were in.
life to fader their htir with poor people that had a promis-
ing fon, who would be a &ift friend to the young chief-
tain at ail times.