Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1841 to 1870 > Double grammar, of English and Gaelic, in which the principles of both languages are clearly explained

360
PROSODY.
RANNACHADH.
There are many beautiful pas¬
sages in both our English and
Gaelic poets, especially in the
Gaelic, which cannot be scanned
without the use of a variety of
feet; as,
Thaiomadh roinn aluinn araon
ann ar bardaibh Beurla ’us
Gaelig, gu h-araid ’sa Ghaelig,
nach gabh sgaradh gun chaochla
casan a ghnathachadh ; mar,
A [ NIghean | bhoidheach
An | or-fhuilt | bhachaiaich
Nin | gdrm shuil | mlogach
’S na | min bhas | sneachda-gheal Ross.
Tha sgeul | aglim | dhuibh r’il | Innseadh
Air ceol | ’s air canaln ;
A toirt | cliu air | cliiiche | PlobS.
’S air labh | airt Gaelig. MTntyre.
Gfir binn | e learn | do cho | radii
NS smeorach | niin geugSn.
Bha mi | ’n de’m Beinn | douraln ’sn3, | coir cha. | robh mi | aineolach
Chunna | ml nX | gleanntan ’sna | beanntaich|ean it | b’altlincglhdmh
B'S | sin an sealladh | eibhinn bhi | ’glmeachd | air nit slelbhtibh
’Nuair j bhiddh it’ | ghrian ftg | eirldh ’sa | bhiodh na feidh it |
langitnaich.—Id.
POETICAL LICENSE.
In poetry there are used
several words and phrases dif¬
fering in their grammatical con¬
struction from thecommon form,
in order to fit them the better
for regular numbers. This liber¬
ty is called poetical license.
1. Words may be transposed
to a greater extent in poetry
than in prose.
2. Some words are lengthened
by a syllable, and others are cur¬
tailed, in order to fill up the
poetic measure exactly.
3. In poetry, nouns are often
used for adjectives, and adjec¬
tives for adverbs; as.
SAORSA BHAUDAIL.
Tha mbran fhocal agus sheol-
lairtean gnathaichte ’am bard-
achd, a ta dealachadh ’nan suidh-
eachadh gramarail, o’n staid
chumanta. chum an cur ’an
ordugh na’s fearr air son air-
eamhan rialtach. Ris a’ chomas
so, theirear saorsa bhdrdail.
1. Faodar focail atharrachadh
ceum na’s mb ’am bardacbd no
ann an rosg.
2. Sinear cuid a dh-fhocail
le smid agus giorraichear cuid
eile.chum lionadh suas an tomh-
ais bhardail, gu h-eagarra.
3. ’Am bardachd gnathaichear
gu trie ainmearan an aite bhu-
adharan agus buadharan an aite
cho-ghniomharan ; mar,