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terly a claim has been made on his behalf to the'Exile of Erin,'so strongly sustained by sworn evidence, that nothing but the char-acter of Campbell could resist it. It is, how-ever, weakened by the fact that none of his acknowledged writings are in the same style, or of the same ability." Which may end the mat-ter once and for all. Campbell, by the way, wrote other Irish poems of considerable native feeling, "O'Connor's Child," and "The Irish Harper and his Dog Tray," for he always had a surprising affection for the Irish, and a sym-pathy with the sentiment of her songs. It should not be forgotten, by the way, that Thomas Campbell was the author of what is perhaps the finest sea song ever written, to wit, " Ye Mariners of England." The " Exile of Erin" is frequently called in music and song-books " Erin-go-Bragh," which is quite a differ-ent song. It was usually sung to " Savourneen Deelish."
George Nugent Reynolds, by the way, wrote a smart operetta called " Bantry Bay," which was performed at Covent Garden, with music by W. Reeve, in 1797. Reynolds died at Stowe, the seat of his relative, the Marquis of Buckingham, in 1802.
There is an ancient Irish melody which is not
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