Chapter XII: The Contest of the Bards

"The three musical feats of the _Daghda_, a celebrated Dedanann chief and Druid, were the _Suantraighe_, which from its deep murmuring caused sleep. The _Goltraighe_, which from its meltive plaintiveness caused weeping, and the Goltraighe, which from its merriment caused laughter.

"_Bose_, the great Norse harper, could give on his harp the Gyarslager, or stroke of the sea gods, which produced mermaids' music."--O'Curry's Lectures.

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his own motion, with scarce a word of encouragement[** Was
'encourage ment' over line break]

myself before that day. Then the king[** Was 'King'] asked

the door. Around, outside[** Was 'ouside'] the hut, on a level
with

name," said the cat,[** Changed '.' to ','] "I am a friend of
yours,

Princess Kathleen, and you can either go or stay."[** Added
closing double-quote]

beneath the waters.[** Changed ',' to '.'] The white steed pulled
up

"Don't be frightened, little man," said he,[** Added comma] "and

darkness. Cuglas[** Was 'Cuglass'] could hear ahead of him the

"You are welcome, Cuglas[** Was 'Cuglass']," said the queen, as

could run so lightly that the rotten twigs[** Was 'twigg'] should

world, on etymological[** Was 'entymological'] authority, the spot
was devoted.

the story of the Tain bo Chuailgné[** Was 'Chuaillgné'].--O'Curry's
"Manners

the Ancient Irish" are several dazzling descriptions of
cavalcades[** Was 'calvacades']

of it, and in rear of it,[** Added comma] and over it, and around
it, wherever he

and other popular games. They were analogous[** Was 'analagous']
in many ways

"These[** Added opening double-quote] assemblies were regulated by
a strict by-law, a breach

"At[** Added opening double-quote] the opening of the assembly
there was always a solemn

"_Bose_[** Added opening double-quote], the great Norse harper,
could give on his harp the