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I 53 1
Laigh leis an t-iùil, is faibh ieis a ghlun.
I^an beoil a bhiadh, is Ian ball a naire.
Lucih 'n t fneaclidaidh, tidh'n gun fireadli gun iar-
riadh.
Linarchd nan Limh ma'n obair, is lianarchd nam bii
ma n chugainn.
20 Leig fa<l an adliflair leis.
Leighis air gach tinn, creanih is im a cbeif .n.
M
lONACII a bheatbaicb is maoile, air adhaircin
a bheathaich a's bioraich.
Mac bantreabhaicb aig bi crodh ;
Searrach feann larach air greith j
Is mada muileir ag am bi naln ^
Triuir is nieanmnaicb air bith.
Ma's breug uam is breag tbugan e.
Ma's dubh ma's ogbar, ma's donn, is toigh leis a
gbabhar a meann.
5 Mire re cuilein cha fcuir e gus an fcal e.
Ma deir tha n'as lèir leat, deir thu ni is nàr leaf.
Ma's olc am fuhicb, cba'n f hearr a cbomain.
Ma's math leat fith, cairdeas aguscluain, eifd, faic, is
fuirich fanihach. [a)
Meallaidh am biadh am fitheacli o na chraoibh.
10 Ma's ail iL'at a bhi buan, gabli deoch gu luath an
deigb 'n uibhc
Ma flieallas bean air a glim toifgeil, glcidb i leath-
fgeul.
(a) " He who would live in peace and reft,, mull liear^.
fee, and fay the belL"
Laigh leis an t-iùil, is faibh ieis a ghlun.
I^an beoil a bhiadh, is Ian ball a naire.
Lucih 'n t fneaclidaidh, tidh'n gun fireadli gun iar-
riadh.
Linarchd nan Limh ma'n obair, is lianarchd nam bii
ma n chugainn.
20 Leig fa<l an adliflair leis.
Leighis air gach tinn, creanih is im a cbeif .n.
M
lONACII a bheatbaicb is maoile, air adhaircin
a bheathaich a's bioraich.
Mac bantreabhaicb aig bi crodh ;
Searrach feann larach air greith j
Is mada muileir ag am bi naln ^
Triuir is nieanmnaicb air bith.
Ma's breug uam is breag tbugan e.
Ma's dubh ma's ogbar, ma's donn, is toigh leis a
gbabhar a meann.
5 Mire re cuilein cha fcuir e gus an fcal e.
Ma deir tha n'as lèir leat, deir thu ni is nàr leaf.
Ma's olc am fuhicb, cba'n f hearr a cbomain.
Ma's math leat fith, cairdeas aguscluain, eifd, faic, is
fuirich fanihach. [a)
Meallaidh am biadh am fitheacli o na chraoibh.
10 Ma's ail iL'at a bhi buan, gabli deoch gu luath an
deigb 'n uibhc
Ma flieallas bean air a glim toifgeil, glcidb i leath-
fgeul.
(a) " He who would live in peace and reft,, mull liear^.
fee, and fay the belL"
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (122) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78584635 |
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| Description | Accompanied with an English translation, intended to facilitate the study of the language; illustrated with notes. To which is added, The way to wealth, by Dr. Franklin, translated into Gaelic. By Donald Macintosh. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.90(1) |
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| Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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