An acquaintance with the Gaelic, being the Mother Tongue of all the the Languages in the West, seems necessary to every Antiquary who would study the affinity of Languages, or trace the migrations of the ancient races of Mankind. An Analysis of the Galic Language - Page xviiby William Shaw - 1778 - 171 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ossian - 1807 - 596 pages
...mother tongue of all the languages in the west, seems necessary to every antiquary who would study the affinity of languages, or trace the migrations...attention of the learned in different parts of Europe; and shall its beauties be neglected by those who have opportunities, from their infancy, of understanding... | |
| Gaelic society of Dublin - 1808 - 410 pages
...Mother Tongue of all the the Languages in the West, seems necessary to every Antiquary who would study the affinity of Languages, or trace the migrations of the ancient races of Mankind." And yet, it is the only Language left untaught or unstudied, which can be of use to the Classic Scholar,... | |
| Gaelic Society of Dublin - Irish literature - 1808 - 428 pages
...Mother Tongue of all the the Languages in the West, seems necessary to every Antiquary who would study the affinity of Languages, or trace the migrations of the ancient races of Mankind." And yet, it is the only Language left untaught or unstudied, which can be of use to the Classic Scholar,... | |
| Gabrielle Maguire - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1991 - 272 pages
...necessary to every antiquary who would study the affinity of languages, or trace the migrations of ancient races of mankind; of late it has attracted...attention of the learned in different parts of Europe . . . Shall Irishmen alone remain insensible? Pioneers of the Irish Revival in Belfast worked zealously... | |
| Janet Sorensen - History - 2000 - 350 pages
...mother-tongue of all the languages in the west, seems necessary to every Antiquary who would study the affinity of languages, or trace the migrations of the ancient races" (xxiii), we see that if Gaelic is one of many "local" languages incorporated into a "global" British... | |
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