...the mothertongue of all the languages in the weft, feems neceflary to every Antiquary who would ftudy the affinity of languages, or trace the migrations of the ancient races of mankind . Of late it has attracted the attention of the learned in different parts of Europe ; and /hall its...

...to that work, he justly remarks, " an acquaintance with the Gaelic, being the mother tongue of all the languages in the west, seems necessary to every...trace the migrations of the ancient races of mankind. Of late it has attracted the attention of the learned in different parts of Europe; and shall its beauties...

...as well as to the civil History of the remote Countries they describe." " An acquaintance with the Gaelic, being the Mother Tongue of all the the Languages...unstudied, which can be of use to the Classic Scholar, the Historian, and the Antiquarian, of. all Europe in general, and of these Northren Nations in particular,...

...Celtiberians ... an acquaintance with Gaelic as being the mother tongue of all the languages in the West, is 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 the attention of the learned in different parts...

...this language. When Shaw writes, that "an acquaintance with the Galic, being the mother-tongue of all the languages in the west, seems necessary to every...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...