shakespeare in examples of this kind in no one instance more touching or powerful than in the lament of af er the french long tells her she is as fond of grief as of her child � the room np of my child lies in his walks np and down im on his pretty looks his words remembers me of all his gracious parts out his vacant garments with his then have i reason to be fond of grief the following example from is remarkable for its elegance and beauty alluding to the and the orange � the boast of and he says they peep the polished foliage at tho and seem to smile at what they need not the next figure of speech noticed by is of immense importance to the poet because if for one moment he loses the chain of association an image wholly out of place is introduced the charm of his is destroyed and his verse becomes contemptible from lord whose writings abound in beauties of this kind has selected one example of perfect the writer is describing the behaviour of charles the to his parliament in a word says he about a month after meeting he dissolved t the poetry op language them and as soon as he had dissolved them he repented but he repented too late of his well might he repent f the was now full and this last drop made the of bitterness the works of abound with beautiful and correct such as that on a hero in peace thou art the gate of spring in war the mountain storm or this on woman she was covered with the light of beauty but her heart was the house of pride young in speaking of old age says it should walk on the solemn shore or that ocean it mast sail so soon in the following lines prior gives us an example of which may be regarded as continued did i bat to with thee � on the of a summer s sea while blow with and s the swelling sails bat would the ship and make the when the winds whistle and the roar v beyond these figures of speech there yet remain comparison and a variety of others which the young poet would do well to study and which are described in books expressly devoted to the purpose i shall therefore pass on to the language of the irish � the simple genuine irish which has always appeared to me particularly imaginative powerful and pathetic but unfortunately for the writer it is only heard in moments of excitement of which the feelings alone keep a record and this record being one of impressions rather than words it is difficult to recall the precise expressions which striking the of sympathy produce a momentary echo to the music of the soul mrs c hall in an irish story of the strong and language of the irish makes this observation proceed from the mouth of a poor man who had listened to the recital of e misfortunes of one who was brave just and virtuous the the even to bleeding and the to grow its own way it is to the of traits and stories of the irish that we are chiefly indebted for our knowledge of what is peculiarly national and characteristic in his native language he gives us a spirited and amusing chapter upon irish swearing by no means confined to those wishes which it would be a task to but which as they issue from the impassioned lips of the have something of that sentimental nature though far deeper in its character triumphantly displayed by acres before his friend may the grass grow before your door a striking picture of desolation and ruin a ay you melt ofi die earth uke the snow off the ditch is another figure of the same description if positive good had the power to evil we might comfort ourselves in reading such expressions as these with what the author goes on to tell us that the irish have a superstitious dread of the curse of the pilgrim or idiot and of the widow and the orphan and so high is his idea of the duty he owes to these that his heart is ever open to their complaint and his hand ready to assist them thus it is not uncommon for them to say of a man whose do not prosper he has had some poor body s curse and a woman who unexpectedly receives a guest welcome in no way except that she was a stranger and a wanderer without a home is described as exclaiming the blessing o goodness upon you woman the frequent of the word heart in its unlimited capacity gives a warmth and to their expressions of or sorrow the beloved fair boy of my heart father son of my heart thou art dead from me heavy and black was his heart the world s goodness is in your heart light of my eyes and of my heart but above all � the of my heart is most expressive of that deep toned which the heart alone can understand what can exceed the following words for refined yet genuine and fervent such as those who have been intimately acquainted with suffering alone can feel and hence it m that the irish derive their pathos for what strain of human misery can be the poetry of life touched to which own experience has not an echo hunger and sickness and may come upon you when you ll be far from your own and from them that love you or he s far from his own the � the pretty yoimg boy � my sweet darling is expressive of great tenderness my father the heavens be his bed when uttered with has both solemnity and pathos � in their good wishes the irish are most ingenious may every hair of 