text:  Of the other sweet singer too--of Allan Cunningham the leal-hearted and kindly Allan--I might say much; but why should I detain you further? Does not his name alone recall to your recollection many a sweet song that has thrilled the bosom of the village maiden with an emotion that a princess need not blush to own? Honour then to the poets!--whether they speak out loud and trumpet-tongued to find audience in the hearts of the great and the mighty and the brave--or whether in lowlier and more simple accents but not less sacred in their mission they bring comfort and consolation to the poor