According to a piece of Breton lore, the selago, or "cloth of gold," cannot be cut with steel without the sky darkening and some disaster taking place: "The herb of gold is cut; a cloud Across the sky hath spread its shroud To war.

The mode spreadsthen rushes into rage: to breathe is to be obsolete: to wear the shroud becomes comme il faut, this cerecloth acquiring all the attractiveness and éclat of a wedding-garment.

The underbrush had long interposed a veil between him and the Cedars above whose roofs smoke wreathed in the still air like fantastic figures weaving a shroud to lower over the time-stained, melancholy walls.

The two sailors, carrying the shroud, followed.

" "Yes; and we used to climb her shrouds, we boys, and get through the lubber-hole, before we could spell her name out.

At a signal from Count de Boisberthelot, two sailors went below and came back bringing the hammock-shroud; the chaplain, who since they sailed had been at prayer in the officers' quarters, accompanied the two sailors; a sergeant detached twelve marines from the line and arranged them in two files, six by six; the gunner, without uttering a word, placed himself between the two files.

The monkeys would run up the shrouds, and pass from rope to rope, with ten times greater alacrity than the most experienced sailor could follow them; and sometimes they would hide themselves in the most unthought-of places, and when they were found, they would grin, and make mouths as if they had sense.

I trust I may be permitted without indiscretion to remove this shroud and give some slight description of the costume.

The captain ascended the shrouds himself, halfway to the top.

" "That's right; thank you, my boy," said the young surgeon, as they descended the shrouds and leaped on deck.

This caused the foremast to rise, and it being held down by wire rigging, it snapped in several places, at the same time tearing up the shrouds from the deck.

The palsied boughs grew stillthere came a pause, And Nature's heart scarce beat for listening, Gazing abroad from all the tempest-flaws, With prayerful longing for the saviour Spring; And when she heard Spring coming up the sky, Earth rose and threw her shroud off joyfully.

5 Sir Leoline, the Baron rich, Hath a toothless mastiff, which From her kennel beneath the rock Maketh answer to the clock, Four for the quarters, and twelve for the hour; 10 Ever and aye, by shine and shower, Sixteen short howls, not over loud; Some say, she sees my lady's shroud.

At 3 P.M. set our shrouds up.

"'A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete.

a radiant stream of light Defending, gilds the murky cloud, Where Desolation's gloomy night Retiring, folds her sable shroud; It flashes o'er the bright'ning deep, It softens Britain's frowning steep 'Tis mild benignant Peace, enchanting form!

When my wild heart beat so lightly It forgot its mortal shroud; And an Angel trembled brightly In the fold of every cloud.

"Grim Darkness furls his leaden shroud.

[He gathers up the shroud, lying beside him on the ground, and bears away Nerowrapped in its folds.

I had got out the shroud.

" It was five feet, and up, my purchase the tossing boat, but I made it, one hand desperately gripping a shroud, until I gained balance and was flung inboard by a sharp plunge of the vessel.

Yet heaven hath its quiet shroud Of deep, immutable blue We cry "An end!"

Every hand seemed paralyzed; the vessel without a steersman at the helmwithout a sailor to haul down a shroud, was cleaving the ocean at the mercy of the winds and the waves!

That poor young man!I'm sure and certain Despair is making up his shroud: He walks all night beneath the curtain Of the dim sky and murky cloud Draws landscapes,throws such mournful glances!

The Portuguese manned his shrouds and cheered him, when Condent fired a broadside, and a smart engagement ensued for the space of three glasses; but Condent finding himself over-matched, made the best of his way, and being the best sailer, got off.