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agus Bearla le Donaclia Loudin. Seria mixta jocis, Ovid. Aber-
rain Clo-bhuailt ann le Sheumais Chalmers Airson "Wm. Sharp,
ann 'n Inverness. 1780. 12°, 6d." It is difficult to believe that
there were two Duncan Loudins ; and yet the above title is very
nnlike the character of this Duncan's muse ; and the publication
it refers to was evidently unknown to MacLachlan or his pub-
lisher. He was intimately acquainted with Duncan, of whom he
says, ' bha eolas cridhe a gam air'; characterising him as a sober
godly man, a good speaker, deeply earnest in exhorting others,
who spent his life in great esteem, shunning every appearance of
evil. The influence of Buchanan is apparent in these verses, the
composition of which was probably suggested by his ' Bruadar '.
They are very good, and deserve to be known and kept in mind
wherever Gaelic is spoken.
SEAN FHOCAIL AGUS COMHADAN
Le Donncha Loudinn.
'N uair a chailleas neach a mhaoin,
'S gnothach faoin 'bhi 'g iarraidh meas ;
Ge do labhair e le ceill,
'S beag a gheibh e 'dh'eisdeas ris.
'S beag sgoinn de mhòintich am monadh ;
'S beag sgoinn de choille am fàsach ;
'S lugha meas tha 'dhuine falamh,
'N uair 'tha 'earras an deigh fhàgail.
'S ioma caraid 'th' aig fear saibhir,
Tha daoine bochda gun phris ;
'S gann a dh'aidisheas an càirdean
Gu 'm buin iad dhaibh, 'us iad 'bhi 'n dith.
'S fearr a bhi bochd na 'bhi breugach,
'S fearr fheuchainn na 'bhi 's an dùil ;
'S fearr am fear a chostas beagan
Na 'm fear a theicheas ann an cùO.
Tha 'n fhirinn gu cliùteach sona,
Cha chron air duine 'bhi fial ;
S fearr beagan anns an onoir
Na 'n donas 'us ceithir chiad.
Is ainmig a dh' eir'eas fortan
Le fear crosta 'bhios gun cheill ;
'S fearr do dhuine fuireach sàmhach,
Na droch dhàn a chur an ceil).
agus Bearla le Donaclia Loudin. Seria mixta jocis, Ovid. Aber-
rain Clo-bhuailt ann le Sheumais Chalmers Airson "Wm. Sharp,
ann 'n Inverness. 1780. 12°, 6d." It is difficult to believe that
there were two Duncan Loudins ; and yet the above title is very
nnlike the character of this Duncan's muse ; and the publication
it refers to was evidently unknown to MacLachlan or his pub-
lisher. He was intimately acquainted with Duncan, of whom he
says, ' bha eolas cridhe a gam air'; characterising him as a sober
godly man, a good speaker, deeply earnest in exhorting others,
who spent his life in great esteem, shunning every appearance of
evil. The influence of Buchanan is apparent in these verses, the
composition of which was probably suggested by his ' Bruadar '.
They are very good, and deserve to be known and kept in mind
wherever Gaelic is spoken.
SEAN FHOCAIL AGUS COMHADAN
Le Donncha Loudinn.
'N uair a chailleas neach a mhaoin,
'S gnothach faoin 'bhi 'g iarraidh meas ;
Ge do labhair e le ceill,
'S beag a gheibh e 'dh'eisdeas ris.
'S beag sgoinn de mhòintich am monadh ;
'S beag sgoinn de choille am fàsach ;
'S lugha meas tha 'dhuine falamh,
'N uair 'tha 'earras an deigh fhàgail.
'S ioma caraid 'th' aig fear saibhir,
Tha daoine bochda gun phris ;
'S gann a dh'aidisheas an càirdean
Gu 'm buin iad dhaibh, 'us iad 'bhi 'n dith.
'S fearr a bhi bochd na 'bhi breugach,
'S fearr fheuchainn na 'bhi 's an dùil ;
'S fearr am fear a chostas beagan
Na 'm fear a theicheas ann an cùO.
Tha 'n fhirinn gu cliùteach sona,
Cha chron air duine 'bhi fial ;
S fearr beagan anns an onoir
Na 'n donas 'us ceithir chiad.
Is ainmig a dh' eir'eas fortan
Le fear crosta 'bhios gun cheill ;
'S fearr do dhuine fuireach sàmhach,
Na droch dhàn a chur an ceil).
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases > (442) |
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| Description | Based on Macintosh's collection / edited by Alexander Nicolson .... |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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