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LIST OF STORIES.
463
PLACE.
COLLECTOR.
EEFEEENCE.
Eoseneath John Dewar . . " He will not sell his heus in a
rainy day."
" The cogieCarlin's Rhapsody"
(very Eastern)
Lochlong-side The fool's hardihood. Same in
principle as part of story
about an Ass and a Lion in
Straparola.
The fool's haste .
• A fool's strength .
- Very original, sagacious, humor-
ous.
• A very sagacious farmer's story;
the principle is that " preven-
tion is better than ciu-e," and
that slow and sure win the
race. A grey coated suitor
wins.
. " Like the needle that was put
on the coulter" — very sagaci-

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Volume 4
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Popular tales of the West Highlands
DescriptionOrally collected, with a translation by J.F. Campbell.
ShelfmarkBlair.173-176
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Blair Collection
DescriptionA 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.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.