Good nature must be a qualification peculiar to the English, as it is remarkable that there is no term for it in any other language.
Welsh Air.
Among the most beautiful of the Welsh Melodies still exists the well known air of “Sweet Richard.” Tradition declares this melody was composed by Owen Glendower, as a tribute of regret to his Prince, it was afterwards sung and played in the many risings in favour of Richard II. with the same powerful effect that the celebrated Jacobite airs had on the partisans of the house of Stuart.
Lines by Henry VI.
The following touching lines, which have been attributed to Henry VI. were probably written during his long imprisonment in the Tower.
“Kingdoms are but cares,
State is devoid of stay;
Riches are ready snares,