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ADDENDA.
VI7HEN hallow-day falls on WednefJay,
' * The world is full of complaints, (a)
He who would put his finger in my eye, I wotilJ
put my knee in his fide.
Tlie fare that is fooiiell ready, we all fit down to
take.
The grafs that is fprung in March, will creep in in
April. (Z')
The egg and bird to the Celt, and the dun^ to the
Lowlander. (t-)
B
A MAN may be expected from fea, but not from the
You'll be as long tuning your pipe, as another niight
play a tune.
His time was not come.
The young deer takes it of kind to be fwift.
(f) Meaning the Soiand g^cCc who lay their eggs and
bring out their young in the north, and go luuih f»gaLo in
harvcit.
M 2
ADDENDA.
VI7HEN hallow-day falls on WednefJay,
' * The world is full of complaints, (a)
He who would put his finger in my eye, I wotilJ
put my knee in his fide.
Tlie fare that is fooiiell ready, we all fit down to
take.
The grafs that is fprung in March, will creep in in
April. (Z')
The egg and bird to the Celt, and the dun^ to the
Lowlander. (t-)
B
A MAN may be expected from fea, but not from the
You'll be as long tuning your pipe, as another niight
play a tune.
His time was not come.
The young deer takes it of kind to be fwift.
(f) Meaning the Soiand g^cCc who lay their eggs and
bring out their young in the north, and go luuih f»gaLo in
harvcit.
M 2
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (151) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78584983 |
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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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