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CELTIC LANGUAGE. 209
" Bheir i 'chiad èubhadh,
Re seideadh a' gaoithe,
Mar roncan ba caoilidb,
'Si 'faotinn a' bhàis."
Since writing the above, we find ourselves fortu-
nateh^ borne out by Parkhurst, with regard to the
primitive idea of the root ; \vhom see. The bag-
pipe originally consisted of a bladder vvith drones
and chanter of reed or bulrushes. The writer has
made and played upon an instrument such. " A
bladder with pipes in it," says Parkhurst, " was
played by bhnd men in Spain, and called by them
a symphony." The more common name of the
instrument, as a whole, pìdb, or phìoh, belongs to
the root phi, inflation, inspiration, and so does
foìrfe, perfect ; and even jo/izlosophy, &c.
" 'Nuair ghlachte 'san achlais ì,
Beus bu taitnich' chunna mi,
Siunnsair pailt-thollach gun dì,
'Si osceann cìnn gu fad-chrannach,
Be sud caismeachd àrd mo riiin,
Crònan gaireach, barr gacli ciul,
Bras phuirt mheara, leanadh dlQ
Cliath gu IQthor grad-mheurach."
Of the Character I.
/has two sounds in Celtic — Ist, long hke ee in
deem, and 2d, short like ee in feet. In pronounc-
ing it the tongue rests against the lower teeth,
whilst the under part of the mouth is made to
retire just the opposite of e. Here the idea