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The language of the lower classes was perfect jargon to me , and even that of
respectable persons appeared to be such an outlandish lingo , that I could not for
some time understand what they would be at . I swinna for “ I will not ; " I dinna
ken ...
The language of the lower classes was perfect jargon to me , and even that of
respectable persons appeared to be such an outlandish lingo , that I could not for
some time understand what they would be at . I swinna for “ I will not ; " I dinna
ken ...
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charms — You know that the original Scotish language was the Gaelic , which is
now that of the Highlanders . Separated by their moun tains and rocks , and
divided by a peculiar language from the rest of Scotland , the Highlanders have
ever ...
charms — You know that the original Scotish language was the Gaelic , which is
now that of the Highlanders . Separated by their moun tains and rocks , and
divided by a peculiar language from the rest of Scotland , the Highlanders have
ever ...
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Separated by their romantic mountains , and divided by asbarbarous language
from the civilized parts of the country , the Highlanders have continued
inaccessible to the arts of polished life , and hàve preserved the unadulterated
remains of ...
Separated by their romantic mountains , and divided by asbarbarous language
from the civilized parts of the country , the Highlanders have continued
inaccessible to the arts of polished life , and hàve preserved the unadulterated
remains of ...
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Their language is the Gaelic , a dialect of the ancient Celtic , which is said to have
prevailed in former times from the pillars of Hercules to the northern extremity of
Scotland ; but it is now hastening to extinction , and is giving way rapidly to the ...
Their language is the Gaelic , a dialect of the ancient Celtic , which is said to have
prevailed in former times from the pillars of Hercules to the northern extremity of
Scotland ; but it is now hastening to extinction , and is giving way rapidly to the ...
Page 133
I have conversed with them , and have been surprised at their excellent
pronunciation of my own language , but I was often at some pains to make them
understand me . Possessing two languages , the Highlander is naturally
prompted to trace ...
I have conversed with them , and have been surprised at their excellent
pronunciation of my own language , but I was often at some pains to make them
understand me . Possessing two languages , the Highlander is naturally
prompted to trace ...
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| Title | Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Franklin James Didier |
| Author | Franklin James Didier |
| Publisher | J. Maxwell, 1822 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2016 |
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