These riddles were taken from the Gaelic, and are charming examples of the ***** beauty of the old Irish, and of Dr.Hyde's accurate and sympathetic modern rendering.From "Beside the Fire" (David Nutt, London).
There's a garden that I ken, Full of little gentlemen; Little caps of blue they wear, And green ribbons, very fair.(Flax.)From house to house he goes, A messenger small and slight, And whether it rains or snows, He sleeps outside in the night.(The path.)
