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Old 04-May-2008, 13:21
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Default Re: posterity / generation

“And may his great posterity ne’r fail in old Scotland!”

I think it just means heirs, decendents, or line.

This is a toast that says, "We hope his (heirs, decendents, family) continue to succeed in Scotland forever."
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