Wild Wales: Its People, Language, and Scenery, Volume 1J. Murray, 1862 - Wales |
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Page viii
... Poet's Grandson . Hospitality.- Mountain Village . Madoc . - The Native Valley . - Corpse Candles . - The Midnight Call ― CHAPTER XII . A Calvinistic Methodist . - Turn for Saxon . - Our Congrega- tion . - Pont y Cyssyltau . - Catherine ...
... Poet's Grandson . Hospitality.- Mountain Village . Madoc . - The Native Valley . - Corpse Candles . - The Midnight Call ― CHAPTER XII . A Calvinistic Methodist . - Turn for Saxon . - Our Congrega- tion . - Pont y Cyssyltau . - Catherine ...
Page ix
... Poets of the Gael . - The Oxonian . - Master Salis- burie CHAPTER XIX . The Vicar and his Family . - Evan Evans . - Foaming Ale . Llam y Lleidyr . - Baptism . - Joost Van Vondel . -Over to Rome . The Miller's Man . - Welsh and English ...
... Poets of the Gael . - The Oxonian . - Master Salis- burie CHAPTER XIX . The Vicar and his Family . - Evan Evans . - Foaming Ale . Llam y Lleidyr . - Baptism . - Joost Van Vondel . -Over to Rome . The Miller's Man . - Welsh and English ...
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... poet , however : what wonderful lines , upon the whole , are those in his prophecy , in which he speaks of the Saxons and Britons , and of the result of their struggle- " A serpent which coils , And with fury boils , From Germany coming ...
... poet , however : what wonderful lines , upon the whole , are those in his prophecy , in which he speaks of the Saxons and Britons , and of the result of their struggle- " A serpent which coils , And with fury boils , From Germany coming ...
Page 91
... poet , who lived more than three hun- dred years ago , uses the word carn in the sense of arrant or exceedingly bad ... poets , Gronwy Owen , who flourished about the middle of the last century , complains in a letter to a friend ...
... poet , who lived more than three hun- dred years ago , uses the word carn in the sense of arrant or exceedingly bad ... poets , Gronwy Owen , who flourished about the middle of the last century , complains in a letter to a friend ...
Page 97
... POET'S GRANDSON . - HOSPITALITY . - MOUN TAIN VILLAGE . - MADOC . - THE NATIVE VALLEY . - CORPSE CANDLES . -THE MIDNIGHT CALL . My curiosity having been rather excited with respect to the country beyond the Berwyn , by what my friend ...
... POET'S GRANDSON . - HOSPITALITY . - MOUN TAIN VILLAGE . - MADOC . - THE NATIVE VALLEY . - CORPSE CANDLES . -THE MIDNIGHT CALL . My curiosity having been rather excited with respect to the country beyond the Berwyn , by what my friend ...
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amongst ancient Anglesey asked Bangor bard beautiful Berwyn bridge called Ceiriog Chester church cottage Croppies daughter dressed England English Englishman englyn father Fcap followed gentleman girl Gronwy Owen hand hanner head heard hill History Huw Morris Huw Morus Iolo Goch Italian John Jones kind lady language lived Llanfair Llangollen lleidyr looked Lord Memoir Menai miles Moel mountain never night Orange Owain Gwynedd Owen Glendower passed Pengwern Pentraeth Plas Newydd Plates poet Pont y Meibion poor Portrait Post 8vo present proceeded replied river road Saxon Second Edition second sight side signore Snowdon soon Spanish speak Welsh stone stood Third Edition told took town Translated trees vale vale of Clwyd valley village Vols Wales walking wall Welsh language Welshman whilst wife wish woman Woodcuts word Wrexham
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