The  Welsh  call  the  Quickbeam,  Cerddin,  a  plural  form
of  Cardden, — zehat  goes  away,  vanishes.
Of  this  symbol,  and  of  the  willow,  which  is  the  symbol  of
s,  Taliesin,  only,  says —

Helyg  a  cherddin
Buant  hwyr  ir  vyddyn,

"  The  Willozcs  and  Quickbeams,
Came  late  into  the  army."

Axj^Q^a,  probably,  had  the  same  general  import  as.  Dor.
>uu^(choy,  a  skijf,  or  light,  gliding  vessel,  or  x«/i>i7ra?,  >.a,fA.iTcih.,
a  torch,  or  lamp — pouring  forth  a  subtle  diffusion.  The
Latin  verb  Lamho,  seems  best  to  express  the  force  of  this
element,  no^  Lamed,  the  Llebreic  name  of  L,  siguifieSj
to  learn,  or  teach — perhaps,  to  lay  open.
M.
The  most  natural  and  obvious  gesture,  to  intimate,  that  one
substance  is  entirely  shut  up,  inclosed  and  comprehended
another,  must  have  been,  to  form  both  hands  into  cuplike
figures,  and  placing  one  upon  the  other,  present  them  to
notice,  with  significant  looks,  or  nods  of  the  httad.
As  it  was  intended  that  man  should  learn  to  communicate
his  ideas,  I  y  the  voice;  the  organs  of  speech  would  join
vohmtarily,  in  these  efforts  to  describe.  Tiie  lips  would  close
togetiier,  the  checks  would  swell  moderately,  into  the  imita-


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tion  of  capacity^  and  breath  would  endeavour  to  attract
notice,  by  sounding  the  power  of  M,  through  tlie  nostrils.
Were  a  dumb  person  to  point  at  a  chest,  or  vessel,  and  then
repeat  his  descriptive  gesture,  it  would,  in  general,  be  at-
tended with  such  a  descriptive  sound  :  and  we  should  readily
comprehend  his  meaning,  that  the  chestji  or  vessel,  con-
tained something.
M  is,  therefore,  a  natural  expression  of  comprehending^
including)  embracing,  or  surrounding.
