The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-17

ightfuI work, and to discuss our IA
gorites of the three hundred and fifty
authors, from John Banim to w. B.
TeaCs- We would linger fOndly over
beaGGful sentiment, great
nd rare Wit. with here a moisteaed
eye and there a merry laugh, but very
Don as you scanned the ages a new
sensation would come stealing over
tOu- You could but marvel at the
revelation OF versatility and genius un-
toldet before you. You would wond
1t the magnitude and briliancy OF a
literature unsurpassed by that of any
3ther nation on earth, first revealed
.5re n rs full richness"
While purely OF English descent
myself. on both sides, l being Of the
aishth generation in the United States,
am IL hearty sympathy with Irish
lsiInS as well IS Irish rights, and I
m glad to aid h Irish cause or to
0i2rge the Irish field OF admiration
ven bv appreclative reader if I
an do So i think the cause OF Ire
and o. international Importance. for
Is people have rendered distinguished
Fery1ce 10 the world in many lands and
ESe9. and its writers and orators have
h@t 1t profo Il enjoyment while
idi5ag ne little to the cause OF human
A1iiEh.snment and liberty. II or
anlxers and writers in this onu
treDtRl or TO set forth the literature
i the great if little Island. state that
lrGs9Gd Is AT last "a Nation once
San" and that Nationality and her
t2t1saal spirit have been recognized
Turing TIE last twenty years as they
fave not been since the days when Ire
and EaS the island OF Saints and
~LchSlarS- the land Of intellectual light
nd leading IL Europe. when It was, 10
Luote Dr- Johnson. the School Of the
West che quiet hebjtatGoo OF saccity
Ind literature
The national spirit Of Ireland as
GPEesscd In her Eta-ature-thc
Mythology. legends, Gables, folk-tore
lo5tFy, essays, orator., b;sto-
cEsE2ce- felton, travel. drama. huTpCr
tId patIes OF the Irish r2ce-js no
ioSassst she mas reared, and
p Uz2ve9s this monument TO the world
+ one OF the objects Of the library OF
Eis. literature"
Il O cOrrmsndable and adrrira-
slS 1-poS that appeals to the Sciloi-
k-s and ~lite-e5Is TO the men and we
her Co culture and app-ccf0tfve taxte
5AereSeE the English language is
EEOEn. N an elaborate paragraph at
Frce brilliant and expanding, the eGi-
bES Set forth the splendid array OF
RE SONS OF Ireland Who achieved a
renE fame in many fields OF human
rt5yity and adventure. i can Only
make room for 9 glance at some OF
EAC EHtOt II dLlDkAS STASII 2lCLeFS
Fno use the English language as the
Medium OF communication. 1 cite TIE
Glowing
The beGe roll OF IRISH authors who
iEEA written in English is immortality
lriaila31 WITH the -inteEIectuaI viEQr of
iTtft- the marvellous genius OF Burke;
Ee genial PHILOSOPHY of the intensely
l1man Goldsmith; the classic pages
i Steele; the famous fiction of Sterne.
hF iron InUic ~ NFnJy-,a.1~ thu OiO-f
f1s idealisrn Of Berkeley: the spark
ing Wit OF Sheridan, the Immortal
netoric Of Grattan, the forensic great
.ess of Curran, the Demosthenic
orce OF PIunket; the comprehensive
hients OF Flood; the dramatic powers
Z 21achlln; the impe-ishae Gle letters
Junius, the mighty elouuence OF
gGonreI; the ~OratOrical brilliancy OF
2eil; the scientific analysis Of Tyn-
nil; the brilliant diction of Phillips;
Re roincking fun of Lover; the quaint
sUnor OF Carleton; the picturesque
descriptions of Lever"
INC work has been executed with
1ceading care and labor, and the
hGas Of material consulted is vast, and
E~Eciarly, able and skilled men have
leen In charge Irish life fo- 1000
ears has been u~nfolded, and the his
prize pictures Of the people and their
iteTature has been reflected with
t5raTy clearneSs and Effectiveness
me great wealth OF fairy tales and
Dix lore has been s~tudiously xanin
" and portrayed "reminiscences
Hscdotes. memoirs III character
hetcheS, abound It gives the list OF
lisa dramatic writer's who are ordi-
.Ef}4F. Chased as English. The list OF
purse embraces r.. B. Sheridan
b9.Fer Goldsmith, Sheridan Knowles
R~ouclCault and others. The
"NSn Story-writers of fame are many