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# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Brien, Lt.-Col. Hon. Murrough

​O'BRIEN, Lt.-Col. Hon. Murrough, M.V.O. 4th class (1903), D.S.O. (1900); served in S. African War, 1900: Major late 1st Batt. Northumberland Fus.; Hon. Lieut.-Col. in the Army from 1917: Lieut.-Col. Gen. Res. (Northumb. Fus.). from 1917; A.D.C. to Lord Lieut. of Ireland (Earl Cadogan), 1895-1902 and (Earl of Dudley), 1902-5; extra equerry to H.R.H. Duchess of Argyll from 1912; Mil. Attache British Embassy, Washington, 1914-17: second son of 14th Baron Inchiquin: b. 1866; m. 1906, Marguerite, dau. of late William Lewis, of New York, U.S.A., and has issue two sons. Res.: 22 Great Cumberland Place, London, W. Naval and Military and Turf Clubs.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Byrne, Count John Edward Gerald O'Byrne

​O'BYRNE, Count John Edward Gerald O'Byrne. Educ. at Clongowes, Capt. 6th Batt. Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1915-8; served in European War (Dardanelles and Salonica operations, 1914-18): eldest son of late Edward Alexander, Count O'Byrne, J.P., of Corville, Co. Tipperary, and St. Jean de Luz, France, and Rose Emily, 4th dau. of Joshua James Netterville, J.P.; b. 1894. Res.: Corville, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary: Villa Mendi Berri, St. Jean de Luz, B. Pyrénees, France.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Brien, Torlogh

​O'BRIEN, Torlogh, D.L., J.P. Co. Clare (Sheriff, 1906); eldest son of late Jerome O'Brien, and nephew of Jas, O'Brien, D.L., J.P., of Ballynalacken, Co. Clare: b. 1868. Res.: Ballynalacken, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare: Kildare Street Club, Dublin, and Royal St George's Yacht Club. Kingstown.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Callaghan-Westropp, Col. George

​O'CALLAGHAN-WESTROPP, Col. George; Col. Reserve of Officers: J.P. Co. Clare (High Sheriff, 1919). Educ.: Cheltenham College: R.M.C., Sandhurst. Lieut. 1st Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, 1882; Capt., 1888; retired, 1889; Capt. Clare Artillery, ​1899, and commanded from 1898 until disbanded in 1909. Member of Royal Commission on the Militia and Volunteers, 1903-4; Ammunition Column Committee, 1906; second Esher Committee (Territorial Forces), 1906: A.D.C. to King Edward VII., 1905. Pubns.: various on Military, Political, and Irish Land Questions. Recns.: shooting, fishing, cricket; only son of Col. John O'Callaghan, D.L., J.P., of Maryfort, Co. Clare, and Mary Johnson, eldest dau. of John Westropp, of Attyflin Park, Co. Limerick; in 1885 by Royal Licence assumed the name and arms of Westropp in addition to those of O'Callaghan, in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle, Capt. Ralph Westropp, of Coolreagh, Co. Clare, to whose estates he had succeeded in 1883; b. 1864; in 1895, Henrietta Cecilia Rose, dau. of Capt. G. A. Godbold, 27th Inniskilling Fusiliers, and has issue one son and three daus. Res.: Lismehane, O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare. Clubs: Army and Navy, London; Kildare Street, Dublin; Clare, Ennis.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Brien, Kendal Edmund

died 1909
​O'BRIEN, Kendal Edmund, J.P. Co, Tipperary: M.P. Mid Tipperary, 1900-10; son of Patrick O'Brien, of Cullen, Co. Tipperary, and Ballina House, King's Co.; b. 1849; m. 1895, Anne, eldest dau. of Cuthbert Clayton, of Golden Hills House, Co. Tipperary. Res.: Golden Hills, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Brien, Sir Timothy Carew

​O'BRIEN, Sir Timothy Carew, Bart. (Unit. Kgd., 1849); J.P., D.L. Co. Cork; temp. Major Remount Service; formerly Captain 5th Batt. Royal Irish Fusiliers, and Lieut. Derbyshire Yeo. Cavalry; son of Timothy O'Brien (d. 1869); second son of 1st Bart., and Mary, dau. of Carew O'Dwyer of Orlagh, Co. Dublin; b. 1861; s. his uncle. Sir Patrick, as 3rd Bart., 25th April, 1895; m. 21st Sept., 1885, Gundrede, dau. of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Bart: issue living, one son and eight daus. Recns.: cricket and hunting. Res.: Rockford, Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Lohort Castle, Mallow, Co Cork; Borris-in-Ossory, Queen's Co. Clubs: Boodle's, Pratt's, Hurlingham. Wellington, S.W.; Co. Club, Cork; Kildare Street Club, Dublin.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Brien, John Robert

​O'BRIEN, John Robert. Educ. at Belvedere College; Assistant-Sec. to the Congested Districts Board from its establishment to 1910, and Secretary from 1910 to 1921; son of late W. P. O'Brien, C.B., late Vice-Chairman of the Irish Prisons Board; b. 1855. Res.: 6 Leeson Park, Dublin.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Brien, William

​O'BRIEN, William. Educ. at the Diocesan College of Cloyne, and Queen's College, Cork. He was for some years a writer in the "Freeman's Journal," and afterwards the Editor of "United Ireland"; founder of the United Irish League and of the All-for-Ireland League; son of the late James O'Brien, of Mallow; b. 1852; m. 1890, Miss Raffalovich, dau. of M. Herman Raffalovich, Paris: M.P. for Mallow, 1883-85; for South Tyrone, 1885-6; for North-East Div. of Cork, 1887-92; Cork City, 1892-95, 1900-03. 1904-09, elected for Cork City and N.E. Cork, Gen. Election of 1910, and elected to sit for former, which he represented till 1918. Pubns.: When we were Boys: Irish Ideas; A Queen of Men; Recollections; An Olive Branch in Ireland and its History, etc. Res.: Bellevue. Mallow, Co. Cork.
# Tichborne's Elegy (1585)

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    My prime of youth is but a frost of cares,
    My feast of joy is but a dish of pain,
    My crop of corn is but a field of tares,
    And all my good is but vain hope of gain;
    The day is past, and yet I saw no sun,
    And now I live, and now my life is done.
    My tale was heard and yet it was not told,
    My fruit is falne, and yet my leaves are green,
    My youth is spent and yet I am not old,
    I saw the world and yet I was not seen;
    My thread is cut and yet it is not spun,
    And now I live, and now my life is done.
    I sought my death and found it in my womb,
    I looked for life and saw it was a shade,
    I trod the earth and knew it was my tomb,
    And now I die, and now I was but made;
    My glass is full, and now my glass is runne,
    And now I live, and now my life is done.
# Ticonic National Bank v. Sprague

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United States Supreme Court
303 U.S. 406
Ticonic National Bank v. Sprague
Argued: Feb. 2, 3, 1938. --- Decided: March 7, 1938
Mr. George P. Barse, of Washington, D.C., for petitioners.
Mr. Harvey D. Eaton, of Waterville, Me., for respondents.
Mr. Justice REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Tice v. United States

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United States Supreme Court
99 U.S. 286
Tice v. United States
APPEAL from the Court of Claims.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
Mr. J. W. Douglass for the appellants.
The Solicitor-General, contra.
MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Tidal Oil Company v. Flanagan

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United States Supreme Court
263 U.S. 444
Tidal Oil Company v. Flanagan
Submitted on Motion to Dismiss or Affirm Nov. 19, 1923.
Decided Jan. 7, 1924.
Messrs. Preston C. West, A. A. Davidson, Wallace C. Franklin, and Arthur J. Biddison, all of Tulsa, Okl., for plaintiffs in error, in opposition to the motion.
Messrs. Edward H. Chandler and Wm. O. Beall, both of Tulsa, Okl., for defendant in error, in support of the motion.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 445-447 intentionally omitted]
Mr. Chief Justice TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Woods, Colonel Philip James

​WOODS, Colonel Philip James, C.M.G. (1915), D.S.O. (1917). Educ.: Royal Academical Institution, Belfast; Belfast School of Art; adopted the profession of Art; was employed for four years as Textile Designer in a firm of linen manufacturers in Belfast; volunteered for service with Yeomanry in S. African War, 1899, but was rejected on account of age, then applied for and obtained membership of Baden Powell's force. South African Constabulary; Served in South Africa eleven months of war and twelve months after peace declared; returning to Belfast, commenced business as a designer for linen textiles in Ireland, Scotland, and the Continent; became interested in the Ulster Volunteer Force, and took a prominent part in the ensuing gun-running, etc.: Lieut, in 9th (West Belfast) Royal Irish Rifles; European War, 1914: Captain November, 1914: Major September, 1915; second in command. December, 1915; Lieut. Col.. Jan., 1917; Col. May, 1919; commanded 19th Res. Batt. Royal Irish Riiles, Jan. to June, 1918; volunteered for North Russia: landed there, June, 1918; transferred to General List; formed, organised and led the Koralian Regt. against Germans and White Finns in Koralia. Aug., 1918; commanded The Korahan Regt. and Allied Forces, Kem and Koralia, North Russia, 1918-19; Inspector of Forces, Kovno Dist. on Gen. Staff of Lithuanian Army, 1919. Recns.: football, tennis, yachting, riding, etc.; son of late Hugh Woods, of St. John's, Hillsborough, Co. Down, and Emily Catherine Puleston, grand-dau. of Sir John Puleston; b. 1880; m. 1907, Florence Edith, dau. of Stewart Blacker Quin, of Belfast, and has issue one dau. Res.: Innisfallen. Annadale Avenue, Belfast. Club: Ulster Reform, Belfast.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Wynne, Capt. Graham Owen Robert

​WYNNE, Capt. Graham Owen Robert, J.P. Co. Sligo; late Capt. 18th Royal Irish Regt; eldest son of late Capt. Chas. B. Wynne, 90th Regt., and Emily, dau. of late Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Bart.: b. 1862: m. 1897, Hon. Maud, dau. of Lord Morris and Killanin, P.C. Res.: Clogherevagh, Sligo.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Woods, Sir Robert Henry

​WOODS, Sir Robert Henry, Knt. (1913), M.B., B.Ch. (Dublin); Hon M.Ch. (Dublin); F.R.C.S.I.; (M.P. for Dublin University from 1918); ex-President Irish Medical Association; ex-President Royal College of Surgeons; Surgeon for Throat, Nose and Ear to Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, Dublin; b. 1865; son of Christopher Woods, of Tullamore; m. 1894, Margaret, dau. of late James J. Shaw, K.C., Recorder of Belfast. Res.: 39 Merrion Square, Dublin: Rathleigh, Killiney, Co. Dublin. University and Royal Irish Yacht Clubs: Constitutional and St. Stepiien'a Clubs (London).
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Woulfe, Timothy

​WOULFE, Timothy, Medical Officer of the Tarbert District, County Kerry, since 1911; b. 12th June, 1885, at Cratloe, County Limerick. Educ. at Rockwell College, County Tipperary, and Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin; studied Medicine at the Catholic University Medical School, Dublin, and several Dublin Hospitals; graduated, 1911, as M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., of University College, Dublin: Member of Ard Chomairle of Sinn Fein, 1917-1918; graduated, 1920, Bachelor of Arts, University College, Cork; Member of Medical Abstainers' Association London. Recns.: thoroughbred horses, swimming, cycling, reading. Res.: Tarbert, County Kerry.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Woods, Joseph Andrew

​WOODS, Joseph Andrew, Member of Senate of Northern Ireland, 1921; Secretary National Health Insurance Society, Belfast. Res.: 161 Templemore Avenue, Belfast.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Wylie, The Right Hon. James Owens

​WYLIE, The Right Hon. James Owens, M.A., LL.D.; P.C. (1909); Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland, and Judicial Commissioner of the Irish Land Commission, 1906-21; Called to the Bar (1872); Legal Assistant Commissioner (1881-4); appointed Q.C. 1894; elected a Bencher of King's Inns, 1904; son of the late Wm. A. Wylie, of Ruslivale, in the Co. of Antrim; Res.: * * *
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Wyndham-Quin, Lady Emily

​WYNDHAM-QUIN, Lady Emily; b. 1848, dau. of 3rd Earl of Dunraven Res.: 12 William Street, Lowndes Square, London, S.W.1.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Wyndham-Quinn, Col. Windham Henry

later 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
​WYNDHAM-QUINN, Col. Windham Henry, C.B. (1903). D.S.O. (1900), J.P. Gloucestershire and Glamorganshire; M.P. for S. Glamorganshire. 1895-1906; High Sheriff, Co. Kilkenny, 1914; served in Boer War, 1881; A.D.C. and Mil. Sec. to Governor of Madras, 1886-9; S. African War. 1899-1901, with Imperial Yeom.: Major, 16th Lancers, 1893-5; Adjutant Gloucestershire Yeom., 1890-4; to 3rd Yeom. Brig. (R. Wilts and Gloucestershire), 1894-5: Lieut.-Col. Commdt. and Hon. Col. Glamorgan Yeom. from 1901; Commdt. on lines of Communications, 1915; eldest son of late Capt the Hon. Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin, and 1st cousin and heir presumptive to Earl of Dunraven, K.P.; b. 1857; m. 1885, Lady Eva Constance Aline Bourke, dau. of 6th Earl of Mayo, K.P., and has issue two sons and one dau. Res.: 5 Seymour Street. Portman Square, W.1.; Castletown, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Wright, Robert

​WRIGHT, Robert, M.A., D.Sc. (Q.U.B.); Lecturer in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Queen's University, Belfast, from 1917. Educ.: Belfast University; University College, London; Early chemical training at Belfast University (1851 Exhibition); Scientific Research Student, 1912-15; Assistant at Glasgow University, 1915-17. Pubns: Various papers on chemical subjects; son of —— Wright; m. Jane Elliot, dau. of E. Wedgwood. Res.: Laureston, Derryvolgie Avenue. Belfast.
# Thom's Irish Who's Who/Wylie, Hon. William Evelyn

​WYLIE, Hon. William Evelyn, B.A. (T.C.D.); Senior Moderator (large gold medallist), T.C.D., 1904; Brooks Prizeman, King's Inns, 1904; Barrister, King's Inns, 1905; K.C., 1914; Bencher, 1917; Law Adviser. Irish Government, 1919-20; Judge of the High Court of Justice, Ireland, and Judicial Commissioner, Irish Land Commission (1920). Recns.: hunting, golf, tennis, motoring: J.P. Co. Dublin: son of Rev. R. B. Wylie, M.A., LL.D.; b. 1881. Hes.: St. Brendan's, Sandymount Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Stephen's Green Club, Dublin.
# Traits and Trials of Early Life/The Little Boy's Bed Time

THE LITTLE BOY'S BED-TIME.
Translated from Madame Desborde Valmore.
Hush! no more fire, no noise—all round is still.
See the pale moon hath on th' horizon risen
While thou wert speaking,Victor Hugo.
Sleep, little Paul, what, crying, hush ! the night is very dark;
The wolves are near the rampart, the dogs begin to bark;
The bell has rung for slumber, and the guardian angel weeps
When a little child beside the hearth so late a play-time keeps.
 "I will not always go to sleep, I like to watch the light
Of the fire upon my sabre, so glittering and so bright;
And I will keep the wolves at bay, if they approach the door;"
And again the little naughty one sat undrest upon the floor.
 "My God! forgive the wayward child who mocks his mother's word;
Oh Thou! the long in suffering! whose wrath is slowly stirr'd;
Knowledge within the opening soul has but a feeble ray,
Wait till he knows Thy graciousness! wait till a future day.
 "The little birds since set of sun are plunged in slumbers deep;
The long grass and the lonely trees are filled with them asleep;
The little birds, new from the shell, have left the topmost bough,
And 'neath the midnight's trembling shade they all are resting now.
"Closed is the dove-cot, quiet there the cooing pigeons rest,
The azure waters rock beneath the sleeping swan's white breast;
Paul, three times has the careful hen counted her brood anew;
They sleep within her sheltering wings, but, Paul, I wait for you.
 "The sinking moon looks down from heaven her last farewell to take,
And, pale and angry, asks, 'Who is the child I see awake?'
Lo! there upon her cloudy bed she is already laid,
And sleeps within the circle dark of midnight's dusky shade.
 "The little beggar, only he, is wandering in the street,
Poor sufferer! at such an hour, with cold and tired feet.
He wanders wearily, and hangs his little languid head;
How glad, how thankful would he be for a soft warm bed."
 Then little Paul, though watching still anxious his shining sword,
Folded his clothes and laid him down without another word:
And soon his mother bent to kiss his eyelids' deep repose,
Tranquil and sweet as angel hands had bade those eyelids close.
# Traits and Trials of Early Life/The Sailor

THE SAILOR.
Now tell me of my brother,
 So far away at sea;
Amid the Indian islands,
 Of which you read to me,
I wish that I were with him,
 Then I should see on high
The tall and stately cocoa,
 That rises mid the sky.
But only round the summit
 The feathery leaves are seen,
Like the plumes of some great warrior,
 It spreads its shining green.
And there the flowers are brighter
 Than any that I know;
And the birds have purple plumage,
 And wings of crimson glow.
There grow cinnamon and spices,
 And, for a mile and more,
The cool sweet gales of evening
 Bring perfume from the shore.
Amid those sunny islands
 His good ship has to roam:
Amid so many wonders
 He must forget his home.
And yet his native valley
 How fair it is to-day!
I hear the brook below us
 Go singing on its way.
Amid its water lilies
 He launched his first small boat— He taught me how to build them,
 And how to make them float.
And there too are the yew trees
 From whence he cut his bow;
Mournfully are they sweeping
 The long green grass below.
It is the lonely churchyard,
 And many tombs are there;
On one no weeds are growing,
 But many a flower is fair.
Though lovely are the countries
 That lie beyond the wave,
He will not find among them,
 Our mother's early grave.
I fear not for the summer,
 However bright it be:
My heart says that my brother
 Will seek his home and me.
# Tralins v. Gerstein

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United States Supreme Court
378 U.S. 576
Tralins v. Gerstein
Richard Yale Feder and Howard W. Dixon, for petitioner.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen. of Florida, Herbert P. Benn and Leonard R. Mellon, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Glenn C. Mincer, for respondent.
On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the District Court of Appeal of Florida.
PER CURIAM.

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# Tralins v. Gerstein/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
378 U.S. 576
Tralins v. Gerstein
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, and the judgment is reversed. Mr. Justice BLACK and Mr. Justice DOUGLAS would reverse for the reasons stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Black in Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 96, 84 S.Ct. 1682. Mr. Justice BRENNAN and Mr. Justice GOLDBERG would reverse for the reasons stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Brennan in Jacobellis, 378 U.S. 184, 84 S.Ct. 1677. Mr. Justice STEWART would reverse for the reasons stated in his opinion in Jacobellis, 378 U.S. 197, 84 S.Ct. 1683. THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice CLARK, Mr. Justice HARLAN, and Mr. Justice WHITE are of the opinion that certiorari should be denied.

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# Traits and Trials of Early Life/The Prisoner

THE PRISONER.
"Now come and see the linnet that I have caught to-day.
Its wicker cage is fastened, he cannot fly away.
All the morning I've been watching the twigs I lim'd last night; At last he perch'd upon them—he took no further flight.
I wish he would be quiet, and sit him down and sing—
You cannot see the feathers upon his dark brown wing."
 He was her younger brother—she laid aside her book,
His sister with her pale soft cheek, and sweet and serious look—
"Alas," she cried, "poor prisoner, now, Henry, set him free,
His terror and his struggles I cannot bear to see."
But the eager boy stood silent, and with a darken'd brow,
Such pains as he had taken, he could not lose them now.
 "Poor bird! see how he flutters! and many a broken plume
Lies scatter'd in the struggle, around his narrow room.
His wings will soon be weary, and he will pine and die
For love of the green forest, and of the clear blue sky. We read of giants, Henry, in those old books of ours,
Would you like to be a captive within their gloomy towers?
 "You said in our old ash-tree a bird had built its nest;
Perhaps this very linnet has there its place of rest.
Now who will keep his little ones when night begins to fall?
They have no other shelter, and they will perish all.
There'll be no more sweet singing within that lonely grove;
Now, Henry, free your prisoner, I pray you, for my love.
"Our father is a soldier, and in some distant war
He too might be a prisoner in foreign lands afar."
Her dark eyes filled with tear-drops, and she could say no more—
But Henry had already unbarr'd the wicker door.
He threw the window open, and placed the cage below,
And to the ash-tree coppice he watch'd the linnet go.
 That evening when the sunset flung around its rosy light,
And the air was sweet with summer, and the many flowers were bright; They took their walk together, and as they past along,
They heard from that old ash-tree the linnet's pleasant song.
It was like a sweet thanksgiving; and Henry, thus spoke he,
"How glad I am, my sister, I set the linnet free."
# Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice

London: George Routledge and Sons, pages 70–71
THE SWALLOW, THE SERPENT, AND THE COURT OF JUSTICE.
A Swallow, returning from abroad, and ever fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice, and there hatched seven young birds. ​A Serpent gliding past the nest, from its hole in the wall, ate up the young unfledged nestlings. The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented greatly, and exclaimed: "Woe to me a stranger! that in this place where all others' rights are protected, I alone should suffer wrong."
# Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Swallow and the Crow

London: George Routledge and Sons, page 35
THE SWALLOW AND THE CROW.
The Swallow and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying: "Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter."
Fine weather friends are not worth much.
# Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Spendthrift and the Swallow

London: George Routledge and Sons, pages 156–157
THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW.
A young man, a great spendthrift, had run through all his patrimony, and had but one good cloak left. He happened to see a Swallow, which had appeared before ​its season, skimming along a pool and twittering gaily. He supposed that summer had come, and went and sold his cloak. Not many days after, the winter having set in again with renewed frost and cold, he found the unfortunate Swallow lifeless on the ground; and said, "Unhappy bird! what have you done? By thus appearing before the spring-time you have not only killed yourself, but you have wrought my destruction also."