Welsh Journals

flow of his language and the even tones of his delivery, the absence of light and shade in his treatment of a subject, robbed his utterances of the stimulus which less learned but more magnetic teachers are able to impart to their students, even to the least responsive of them. As a Chairman he was quiet, courteous, and determined. No one was more willing to spend himself in helping the efforts of the small societies all over Wales, struggling to spread knowledge among the common people. His industry was immense. Compared with him most of us are merely loafers. One could only SYR EDWARD ANWYL Trwy ein tir, mal taran tonn, Rhuthra hiraeth yr awron Mud yw'r dwsmel a'r delyn A haul gwlad yn niwl y glyn Uda Mon gyda Mynwy A dur ddart yn gwaedu'r ddwy 0, mor erch grym yr archoll, Ac 0, mor wyw Cymru oil I Du yw'r wlad o arwyl o Aeth o'i ymdaith i'w amdo. A'r henwiad wen a'r niwl du I'w cheyrydd, troes i'w charu Er ei chri dan gur a chraith Gwybu nad marw gobaith. Canfu borffor y bore Yn rhuddo bryn,-barddu bre, A'r wawr dyner ar dwyni Oer a llwm yn bwrw'i Hi. Arweiniodd dlawd werinos Yn hy o efynnau'r nos. Darfu r gri, a darfu'r graith. Chwery wawl Ilachar eilwaith Ar dwyni lie bu'r danadl Yn y nos yn crino'n hadl. Er i'w genedl oer gwyno Ei hiraeth rhawg wrth ei ro Ni fydd oerfedd i'w yrfa, Ai oleu ef ni leiha Os daw hirnosau tywyU, Cyneua V gwawl, canna'r gwyU A'i Walia with ei elor Ery mwy tra rhuor mor. guess when he found time to amass his learning for he seemed always to be lecturing, writing, prize- giving, presiding or preaching. He can never have forgotten anything he ever read. His old students and friends had a great affection for him. He followed the details of their domestic history and professional careers with unflagging interest. No single friend could be his companion in all the many sides of his life, and one surmises that behind his unfailing courtesy and pleasant companionship, he lived the inner, hidden, lonely life of the scholar. J. J. Williams.