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23 1. Cha'n e cntmUiacl^na atha seallluit^ faa^. arr'y
<^/ 235. Cha'n 'eil cleaibhaj« gun WtÈK^chiàn^^^/ n/
-tcL. 236. Cha seasamh a bhiWTg ach air lc^th-choif^. ' ^
CÌ 237. Cum dochù r|^le|ffiidh. i^ ^/
238. Cha higha im foil^no na freicadain. /v/^ y
239. Chad' fhiiair scathadh nacji fhmhnjf^naire. (iji)
2i0. Cnuasachd na Qi-ahi|^g. (?) ^aff^.. ^/
2il. Cha'n ann gun fhios c'af~"son a ni 'n clamhan |
(efd. (s) cc/ ^
£. jh^l^i. Cuir innj(, f/, cuiridh^i saoghal uimpe. {i) ct.f
O/U-i/ 243. Cho rahiJth 's^fhiach a nief leach achroich.-/^
d^-mf"^^^- Cha /ubhair|t Dia na thiiM thu. fjicc<y~t-
oC _
245. Cha'n fhac thu bo (^rhrojbh fein an diu^ Q / a ,
2Ì-6. Cha'n 'eil e beag bbidheacti,no mor gran^a. ^/ /
247. Cha ghleidh tii clach 'sa chladach. ;W_
M
(%) " The hedge-hog, in the winter, wraps itself up in a
warm nest, made of moss, dried grass, and leaves ; and sleeps^
out the rigours of the season. It is frequently found so com-'
pletely enriched with herbage on all sides, that it resembles i
ball of dried leaves." — Vide Beivick's General History of Qua-
drupeds.
(\) " Scorn conies commonly with skaith." — Kelly's Proverbs.
§ 27.
{s) " It -was never for nothing the gled whistled." — Kelij/s
Scottish Prov.
(t) " The back and the belly holds bare and busy." — ib.
" The back will trust, but the belly will still be craving."
60
23 1. Cha'n e cntmUiacl^na atha seallluit^ faa^. arr'y
<^/ 235. Cha'n 'eil cleaibhaj« gun WtÈK^chiàn^^^/ n/
-tcL. 236. Cha seasamh a bhiWTg ach air lc^th-choif^. ' ^
CÌ 237. Cum dochù r|^le|ffiidh. i^ ^/
238. Cha higha im foil^no na freicadain. /v/^ y
239. Chad' fhiiair scathadh nacji fhmhnjf^naire. (iji)
2i0. Cnuasachd na Qi-ahi|^g. (?) ^aff^.. ^/
2il. Cha'n ann gun fhios c'af~"son a ni 'n clamhan |
(efd. (s) cc/ ^
£. jh^l^i. Cuir innj(, f/, cuiridh^i saoghal uimpe. {i) ct.f
O/U-i/ 243. Cho rahiJth 's^fhiach a nief leach achroich.-/^
d^-mf"^^^- Cha /ubhair|t Dia na thiiM thu. fjicc<y~t-
oC _
245. Cha'n fhac thu bo (^rhrojbh fein an diu^ Q / a ,
2Ì-6. Cha'n 'eil e beag bbidheacti,no mor gran^a. ^/ /
247. Cha ghleidh tii clach 'sa chladach. ;W_
M
(%) " The hedge-hog, in the winter, wraps itself up in a
warm nest, made of moss, dried grass, and leaves ; and sleeps^
out the rigours of the season. It is frequently found so com-'
pletely enriched with herbage on all sides, that it resembles i
ball of dried leaves." — Vide Beivick's General History of Qua-
drupeds.
(\) " Scorn conies commonly with skaith." — Kelly's Proverbs.
§ 27.
{s) " It -was never for nothing the gled whistled." — Kelij/s
Scottish Prov.
(t) " The back and the belly holds bare and busy." — ib.
" The back will trust, but the belly will still be craving."
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (246) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78586123 |
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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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