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THE BRITONS ASSERTED. 21<br />

name for <strong>the</strong> tribe <strong>of</strong> Cormac-cais, and in Dal-<br />

araidhe, Dal-fiiitach, and Dai-riada, <strong>the</strong> names<br />

<strong>of</strong> three large territories in Ulflcr. And <strong>the</strong><br />

word is not confined to <strong>the</strong> Irifli language. It<br />

occurs equally in <strong>the</strong> Welili <strong>of</strong> Howel Dha and<br />

<strong>the</strong> Englifh <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prefect day, in <strong>the</strong> Diler<br />

or divider <strong>of</strong> that great legiflator ', and in <strong>the</strong><br />

Saxon-Britifli Dealer, To Deal, A Deal, and A<br />

Dole, amongft ourfelves. <strong>The</strong> word is fo far<br />

from not being British, that it appears iinconmion-<br />

ly diffufed through <strong>the</strong> Britilli language ; form-<br />

ing a large variety <strong>of</strong> words in <strong>the</strong> Irilh, remain-<br />

ing in <strong>the</strong> WeiQi <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tenth century, and con-<br />

tinuing in fome <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> m<strong>of</strong>t familiar words amongft<br />

ourfelves at prefent. And how gr<strong>of</strong>sly miftaken<br />

is <strong>Mr</strong>. Macpherfon, and alfo his friend arul fel-<br />

low-labourer, even in <strong>the</strong>ir own arrogated pro-<br />

vince <strong>of</strong> Celtic etymology !<br />

P. 122. " It is remarkable, that not one<br />

" Englifh or Scottilh antiquary ever implicitly<br />

*' adopted every part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Anglo-Saxon's fyilem.<br />

*' <strong>The</strong> Pi£ts and Scots according to him, as fepa-<br />

" rate nations, and from very different origins,<br />

** polfefTed North Britain before <strong>the</strong> commence-<br />

*' ment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chriflian aera. Camden, Ufher,<br />

** <strong>the</strong> two Lloyds, Stillingfleet, Innes, and many<br />

^ r. 139. Wotton*s Howd.<br />

P 2 *' more,

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