of La[gh]amon, and we may hope, when the lovers of
our early lore shall be favoured with the long and anxiously expected
edition of that work by Sir Frederick Madden, that much light will be
thrown upon the history of the transitions of our language._
_For what has been already done by Conybeare, Price, Kemble, Thorpe,
Madden, Stevenson, Wright, Way and others, the present writer is most
grateful; but he would wish to see the same spirit and enthusiasm, the
same unwearied zeal displayed in the elucidation of the noble remains of
our Anglo-Saxon ancestors, and of the interesting stores of our early
literature and language, which has been so long a distinguishing feature
of Germany, whose example has of late years lighted up a similar
patriotic flame in France and Belgium._
_Mickleham, August 20, 1844._
THE
DEPARTING SOUL'S ADDRESS TO THE BODY.
* * * * en earde. * * * *
and alle theo isceaefestan. * * * *
the him to * * * * * * *
and mid muchele _wisdome_. and with much _wisdom_
_thon_ne mon he idihte. 5 then man he framed,
and him on ileide. bestowed on him
lif and soule. life and soul,
softliche he heo isom_ne_.
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