LOCAL RHYMES AND PROVERBS OF DEVONSHIRE

"River of Dart, oh river of Dart, Every year thou claim'st a heart." It is said that a year never passes without the drowning of one person, at least, in the Dart. The river has but few fords, and, like all mountain streams, it is liable to sudden risings, when the water comes down with great strength and violence. Compare Chambers' *Popular Rhymes*, p. 8., "Tweed said to Till," &c. See also Olaus Wormius, *Monumenta Danica*, p. 17. The moormen never say "*the* Dart," but always " Dart." "Dart came down last night—he is very full this morning." The *cry* of the river is the name given to that…