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Achnacloich agus Alex Alexander Applause Ardross Ballifeary Bard bheil bhiodh bhios Bidh bird Bishop Bithidh ceann Celtic Celts century Cha'n eil chuir chur Church clan Cuchulinn Daviot dhuinn dialects Dingwall distillation ditto ditto ditto do'n Donald Duncan duty feet fein Ferintosh fhuair Fionn Fraser gach Gael Gaelic name Gairloch gheibh Glenmoriston Grey gu'm gu'n Highlands honour Inverness Ireland Irish island John Kilcoy King Kingussie Kintail Laird land language leam Lochaber Lovat Macdonald Mackay Mackenzie Mackintosh Macpherson Manx Millcraig minister mu'n Muirne Munro Nuair Number of Heritors oirnn Ossian Parish Picts Presbytery raven rinn robh Ross Ross-shire Rosskeen says Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Gaelic Session sibh sinn smugglers smuggling song St Kilda stone taobh theid tric uair vice Welsh whisky word
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Page 279 - I die: * remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: * lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 247 - But now, when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith...
Page 380 - Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Page 69 - The little Bill, like that of a Goose; the Eyes marked; the Head, Neck, Breast, Wings, Tail, and Feet formed, the Feathers everywhere perfectly shaped and blackish coloured; and the Feet like those of other Water-foul, to my best remembrance.
Page 254 - Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more.
Page 256 - But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted doubtings tease him: Death comes, wi' fearless eye he sees him; Wi' bluidy hand a welcome gies him : An' when he fa's, His latest draught o' breathin lea'es him In faint huzzas.
Page 254 - Gie him strong drink until he wink, That's sinking in despair ; An' liquor guid to fire his bluid, That's prest wi' grief an' care ; There let him bouse and deep carouse, Wi' bumpers flowing o'er, Till he forgets his loves and debts, An
Page 23 - ... love of peace and charity ; his continence and humility ; his mind superior to anger and avarice, and despising pride and vainglory ; his industry in keeping and teaching tho heavenly commandments ; his diligence in reading and watching ; his authority becoming a priest in reproving the haughty and powerful, and at the same time his tenderness in comforting the afflicted, and relieving or defending the poor.
Page 412 - Scottish church were strong, so her beauty was bright; no error was so much as named: the people were not only sound in the faith, but innocently ignorant of unsound doctrine ; no scandalous person could live, no scandal could be concealed, in all Scotland, so strict a correspondence there was betwixt ministers and congregations.
Page 79 - Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant...