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*Cabmdhavas e metten glaw yu etn Kabmdhavas y'n myttin glaw yw etto A rainbow in the morning, rain is in it. (Gwavas / PBE99)

*Houl sooth, Tor leabm paravy an gwaynten Howl soth, torr lebm, [...] an gwenton. South sun, full belly, brings on pleasures of spring. (Gwavas / PBE100) pan dheffo?

==Journal==
Journal of the Royal Institute of Cornwall, Volume 2 (Borlase)

From Ustick's MSS

*Ma an Gog an Lûar wartha. The Cuckow is in the higher Garden. {i.e. The brain is but indifferently furnished.}

*Yw Kanstel dha rag gorras ongel en Zeth? Is a Basket good to put cabbage in the Pot?

*Gware têg yw Gware whêg. Fair play is good play. {Motto of the hurling balls}

*Syngy 'guz tavaz! Hold your tongue!

*Guâve en Hâve terebah Goluan, Ha Hâve en Guâve terebah Nadelack. Winter in Summer 'till Midsummer, And Summer in Winter 'till Christmas.

*Ehaz ha sewen whath Dho chee, ha tha Henwath Health and Prosperity To thee and thy Posterity.

*Franc ha Leal e dho chee. Free and Loyal is to thee. [Als. Loyal and free belongs to thee]; or it may be "Frank ha leal etto ge" = "Free and Loyal still is he". Etto is "still". (This is printed in Pryce as the motto of Godolphin. "Etto ge" is certainly "ythose" = "thou art".

From Gwavas' MSS.

*Gofen ha gwrâ gen Skyans da; Gofen ha gwrâ gans Colon da. Ask and act with Prudence; Ask and act with a good Heart.

*Hithow gwra, gen Skyans da; Ha Dew vedn ry, Peth ew da rag why. Today act, [with good sense;] And God will do what's good for you.

*An Gwiranath ew an gwella; En pob-tra, Trea, po pella. The Truth is the best; In everything, near, or far.

From Lhuyd's MSS.

*Nag o vî brôg, ha holan. I am neither malt, nor salt. {i.e. I don't care a pin for you; you can neither eat nor drink me.]

*Na sorren may tefo gueith ha Losou. We should not be sorry that trees and herbs may grow. {Na sorren means "we may not be displeased"}

*Po marh ledrez. When the steed is stolen.

*A mêan ez a rhyllio. The stone that rolls.

*En Hâf peragoh Gwav. [rectius "Gwaf."] In Summer think of Winter. {"Gwavas' motto", says Mr. Tonkin.}

*Ma Breez dho G'laskor yw. My mind to me a Kingdom is.

From Mr. Scawen's MSS.

*Pobyll abell bew Castilly. People from far inhabit Castles. [Alluding to the Danes, who had so many Castles in Cornwall].

*Neb na gare y gwayn, Coll restoua. He that loves [or minds] not gain, Loss beset him [or, shall surely find him out].

*Neb na gare y gy, an gwra deveeder. He that loves [heeds] not his dog, will make him a choke-sheep.

*Taw, Tavaz. Be silent, Tongue.

*Houl sooth, Tor lean, paravy an gwaynten. A south sun, full belly, [brings on] pleasures of the spring.

*Cows nebas, Cows da; Nebas an geveren, an gwella. Speak little, speak well; Little of publick matters is best.

*Cows nebas, Cows da, Ha da veth Cowsas arta. Speak little, speak well, And well will be spoken again.

*Nyn ges Goon heb lagas, na Kei heb scovorn. There is no Down without eye, nor Hedge without ear. {An excellent caution concerning what we say of our Governours.}

*Na reys gara an forth goth, rag an forth noweth. [You must not leave the old way, for the new way]

*Reys yw meeras dueth, ken lemmell uneth. [Need is to look twice, before you leap once.]

*Coss, Coss, fon nebas. Speak, Speak, let it be little.

*Cowsa da, ha neba. Speak well, and little.

*Nebas gueriow, yle y guelhow. Few words, they may be best.

*Taus, Taus. [For Tavaz, Tavaz]. Tongue, Tongue. {A reproach; doubling the word gives force}

*Guel yw gwetha, vel goofen. Better is it to keep, than ask [i.e., beg]

*Groua da, rag tha hannen ty yn gura. Do good; for thyself thou do'st it.

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 ==Journal==
-Journal of the Royal Institute of Cornwall, Volume 2 (Borlase)
+Journal of the Royal Institute of Cornwall, Volume 2 1866 (Borlase) [https://archive.org/details/journalofroyalin2186667roya/page/12/mode/2up]
 From Ustick's MSS

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