. The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man . harp look out on his elfin fellow workman, till at last it was completed. The Manx Phynodderree was evidently much the same kind of being asthe Lubber Fiend mentioned by Milton in his LAllegro, and also theScottish Brownie and the Swart-Alfar of Edda in the German. In conclusion, I will quote the words of a well-known poet in describinghim and his charitable work : Ah, Phynodderree !His was the wizard hand that toiledAt midnight witching hour,That gathered the sheep from the coming storm, A TALE OF FAIRY LOVE. 27 Ere the shepherd saw i
. The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man . harp look out on his elfin fellow workman, till at last it was completed. The Manx Phynodderree was evidently much the same kind of being asthe Lubber Fiend mentioned by Milton in his LAllegro, and also theScottish Brownie and the Swart-Alfar of Edda in the German. In conclusion, I will quote the words of a well-known poet in describinghim and his charitable work : Ah, Phynodderree !His was the wizard hand that toiledAt midnight witching hour,That gathered the sheep from the coming storm, A TALE OF FAIRY LOVE. 27 Ere the shepherd saw it lour ;Yet asked no fee, save a scattered sheafFrom the peasants garnered hoard,Or a cream bowl, pressed by virgin lip,To be left on the household board. Again, in allusion to the sad fate of his mortal love, and the long, longlament of his true heart for poor Kitty Kerruish, the same delightful writersays : You may hear his voice on the desert hill,Where the mountain winds have power ;Tis a wild lament for his buried love,And his long-lost fairy
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