Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases

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DELAY will arrive at the door.
A fifli took hold of me. (a)
Even a haggles will run down the hill.
Good nurfing will remove a bad complaint.
5 The belly will ftrip the back.
A flow horfe will make his way to the mill, but
the horfe that breaks his bones will never get there.
The delight of an old woman is to fcold.
The boy's portion, who fliared with his mother.
A cow has brought him a calf.
I© He would pafs through a wimble-bore to get any
thing.
May your pulfe beat as you heart would wifii.*"
CTROKE a forry fellow, and he will fcratch you ;
*^ ftrike him, and he will come to your hand.
Let him pafs as Hallowmas paiTed. (a)
A man may do without a- brother, but not without a
neighbour.
As the cat went to the water-fall.
5 A rod will do more than a club.
Like fearchirg for a mote in the flubble.
Or offering bleflings to a blockhead,
Is giving advice
"Where it will not be taken.
One foul nofe will fet all the nofcs in a church a
blowing.
* Similar to " I wi/h yeu a double portion of your owp
prayers."
(j) /. e. Never to return,
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