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10.
Is mairg aig am bi n' tighearna fann ì
'S mairg aig am bi claim gun rath ;
'S maii'g aig am bi 'm bothan bochd;
Ach 's meas a bhi gun olc no math.
11,
Is mòr an dearmad mearchd focafl ;
Is ann a tha'n t-olc ann sa mhi-ruin :
Is fearr fear foghainteach, feargach,
No fear min cealgach agus è ciuin.
12.
Is mi m' shuidh air cnocnan nan deur.
Gun chraieinn air meur no air bonn i
A righ I 'sa Pheadar 'sa Phòil I
Is fad an Roimh o Lochlong !
13.
Leathan re leathan,
Is caol re caol :
Leabhar na scriobhar,
Gach focal san t-saoghal. *
14.
Mac bantraich aig am bi crobh ;
Searrach seann-larach air greith ;
Is mada muilieir aig am bi min j
Triuir is meamnaich air bith.
* A general rule observed in Gaelic grammar.
10.
Is mairg aig am bi n' tighearna fann ì
'S mairg aig am bi claim gun rath ;
'S maii'g aig am bi 'm bothan bochd;
Ach 's meas a bhi gun olc no math.
11,
Is mòr an dearmad mearchd focafl ;
Is ann a tha'n t-olc ann sa mhi-ruin :
Is fearr fear foghainteach, feargach,
No fear min cealgach agus è ciuin.
12.
Is mi m' shuidh air cnocnan nan deur.
Gun chraieinn air meur no air bonn i
A righ I 'sa Pheadar 'sa Phòil I
Is fad an Roimh o Lochlong !
13.
Leathan re leathan,
Is caol re caol :
Leabhar na scriobhar,
Gach focal san t-saoghal. *
14.
Mac bantraich aig am bi crobh ;
Searrach seann-larach air greith ;
Is mada muilieir aig am bi min j
Triuir is meamnaich air bith.
* A general rule observed in Gaelic grammar.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Mackintosh's collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familar phrases > (210) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80464606 |
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| Description | Englished a-new : to which is added, 'The way to wealth,' by Benjamin Franklin. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.172 |
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| Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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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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