Taliesin, Or, The Bards and Druids of Britain: A Translation of the Remains of the Earliest Welsh Bards, and an Examination of the Bardic Mysteries |
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... reference to these poems ) , " of the opinions and customs of the old Britons , have been pre- served , though long concealed by the shades of a difficult and obscure language . " " The mystic lore of the Druids , and those songs which ...
... reference to these poems ) , " of the opinions and customs of the old Britons , have been pre- served , though long concealed by the shades of a difficult and obscure language . " " The mystic lore of the Druids , and those songs which ...
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... References to British poems of the sixth century are so frequently made by writers on these subjects , that it will be well to ascertain , in the first place , what we really possess in the shape of Ancient British literature . The most ...
... References to British poems of the sixth century are so frequently made by writers on these subjects , that it will be well to ascertain , in the first place , what we really possess in the shape of Ancient British literature . The most ...
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... , sometimes historical events , references to the Mabinogion , or fairy and romance tales of the Welsh , scraps of geography and philosophy , phrases of monkish Latin , moral and religious sentiments , proverbs and 34 INTRODUCTION .
... , sometimes historical events , references to the Mabinogion , or fairy and romance tales of the Welsh , scraps of geography and philosophy , phrases of monkish Latin , moral and religious sentiments , proverbs and 34 INTRODUCTION .
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... references to historical events and personages , which will readily identify the age and locality of their author . It may also reasonably be antici- pated , that , even should they fail to supply important authentic materials of ...
... references to historical events and personages , which will readily identify the age and locality of their author . It may also reasonably be antici- pated , that , even should they fail to supply important authentic materials of ...
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... references , that in the twelfth century , the fame of Taliesin as Chief of Bards , was chiefly connected with the romance attached to his name . It is true that Cynddelw at the same epoch , appears to refer to the Song on the Battle of ...
... references , that in the twelfth century , the fame of Taliesin as Chief of Bards , was chiefly connected with the romance attached to his name . It is true that Cynddelw at the same epoch , appears to refer to the Song on the Battle of ...
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