Proverbs.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
‘Album', compiled by James Hopkirk, Dalbeth., 1826.
A collection of curious facts, comic anecdotes, verse, etc., chiefly of Scottish interest, including 'Manners of the inhabitants of Glasgow in former times' (folio 31) and a list of proverbs (folio 35).
Article ["for 'Translations of Gaelic Society of Inverness'"] on 'Gaelic proverbs'., 1927.
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Box of Reverend William Matheson, containing papers of Reverend Dr Duncan M Campbell and collections of Gaelic songs and verse., circa 1878-1912, 1927, circa 1935, undated.
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Commonplace book of Alexander Keith of Ravelston, (died 1751), but written in more than one hand., 1684-?1688.
Gaelic proverbs, sayings and imprecations compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson., [Before 1928.]
Gairloch proverbial sayings, compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson., [Before 1928.]
Manuscript titled ‘Proverbs, anecdotes and conceits’., [?1885-?1941.]
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Miscellaneous papers chiefly of George Reith., [?1885-?1941.]
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Notebook, undated, of Scottish proverbs, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Notebook, undated, of Scottish proverbs, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Notebook, undated, of Scottish proverbs, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Notebooks of George Campbell Hay containing original poetry, texts from various literatures (Celtic, Greek, Scandinavian, Arabic) and Gaelic songs, idioms and proverbs., [Circa 1933]-[circa 1975.]
Most of the material dates from the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Notebooks, undated, of Scottish proverbs, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Notes and drafts of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 2nd half of 18th century.
The contents are as follows. (i) Notes on Scottish proverbs in Lord Hailes' hand, undated. See also MSS.25433-25435 (folio 1); (ii) Incomplete drafts of 'Specimen of a glossary of the Scottish language', undated (folio 94); (iii) 'Index Nominum' in Lord Hailes' hand found enclosed in his copy of Hubert Langueti 'Epistolae Politicae et Historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum', 1646 (folio 114).
Notes on French grammar, 18th century; dictionary of English proverbs, 18th century; and legal maxims in the hand of Lord Milton., 18th century.
Papers collected by the Rymour Club, chiefly containing material not printed in the ‘Miscellanea’., ?19th century-?early 20th century.
Papers concerning folklore, traditions etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson., 1896-[before 1928], undated.
Papers of the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson concerning Perthshire proverbs, Scots-Celtic words in Burns, Strathtay loanwords, Sutherland Gaelic, with some phonetic notes., [Before 1928.]
Papers of the Reverend Dr Duncan M Campbell, Minister of Cumlodden., Circa 1878-1912, 1927, undated.
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Poems and other items of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James IV., Late 16th century-first quarter of 17th century.
Contains poems, impresas, anagrams, proverbs, corrections and emendations of the ‘Basilikon doron’ (folio 121), and drafts and copies of official letters (folios 235-236).
On folio iii is a note by Sir William Drummond, the poet's son, 'Papers of Secratarie Fowllers, all his owen hand writt, preserved as they ar by my father ... 1703'.