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Angus MAcLE^^xA^^ Hilton Village, Inverness.
" Is ceannach air an ubli an gloc."
Mrs. J. MacMastee-Campbell. Victoria Place, Oban.
'■ A Highland lad my love was born.
The Lowland laws he held in scorn,
But he aye weus faithful to his clan,
My gallant, braw John Hielan'man."
— " The Jolly Beggars." — Burns.
J. MacMaster-Campbell. 1 Victoria Place, Oban.
" Our countrymen
Are men more ordered than when Juhus Caesar
Smiled at their lack of skill, but found their courage
Worthy his frowning at."
— " Cywheline,^' Act 2, Sc. 4. — Sfuike-^peare.
Alex. MacMillan. 20 Telford Road, Inverness.
"Is fhearr caraid "sa' chiiirt na criin 'san sporan."
— Proverb.
John MacMillan. 223 West Princes Street, Glasgow.
" Cha leighis bron cridhe, ach cha 'n oil mise ag radh nach
tig math a mulad."
Rev. D. M'Millan. United Free Church Manse,
LiSMORE.
" Seasaidh an fhirinn,
Gu direach, daingeann, reidh,
Cha 'n ann air a' ghaineamh,
Ach air creig mar steidh."
— From Nicoliion''s Gaelic Proverbs.
Miss MacNaghten. Eton College, Windsor.
" He loseth nothing that loseth not God."
— " The Clond of Witness."
" There's no denying the women are foolish — God Al-
mighty made them to match tjie men."
— Mrs Peyser in " Adam Bede." — George Eliot
" Who finds himself, lixses his misery."
— ■' Self- Dependence." — Matthew Arnold
59
" Is ceannach air an ubli an gloc."
Mrs. J. MacMastee-Campbell. Victoria Place, Oban.
'■ A Highland lad my love was born.
The Lowland laws he held in scorn,
But he aye weus faithful to his clan,
My gallant, braw John Hielan'man."
— " The Jolly Beggars." — Burns.
J. MacMaster-Campbell. 1 Victoria Place, Oban.
" Our countrymen
Are men more ordered than when Juhus Caesar
Smiled at their lack of skill, but found their courage
Worthy his frowning at."
— " Cywheline,^' Act 2, Sc. 4. — Sfuike-^peare.
Alex. MacMillan. 20 Telford Road, Inverness.
"Is fhearr caraid "sa' chiiirt na criin 'san sporan."
— Proverb.
John MacMillan. 223 West Princes Street, Glasgow.
" Cha leighis bron cridhe, ach cha 'n oil mise ag radh nach
tig math a mulad."
Rev. D. M'Millan. United Free Church Manse,
LiSMORE.
" Seasaidh an fhirinn,
Gu direach, daingeann, reidh,
Cha 'n ann air a' ghaineamh,
Ach air creig mar steidh."
— From Nicoliion''s Gaelic Proverbs.
Miss MacNaghten. Eton College, Windsor.
" He loseth nothing that loseth not God."
— " The Clond of Witness."
" There's no denying the women are foolish — God Al-
mighty made them to match tjie men."
— Mrs Peyser in " Adam Bede." — George Eliot
" Who finds himself, lixses his misery."
— ■' Self- Dependence." — Matthew Arnold
59
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Sop as gach seid > (61) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/82044897 |
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| Description | ("A straw from every sheaf") : a collection of favourite quotations in Gaelic, English, and other languages, from prose and poetry. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.320(15) |
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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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