Taliesin; or, The bards and druids of Britain. A tr. of the remains of the earliest Welsh bards, and an examination of the bardic mysteries, by D.W. Nash, Page 511858 |
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... - mon desire to ascertain the truth , and , according to the motto of the Bardic Chair of Taliesin himself , CHELTENHAM , October , 1857 . " MYN Y GWIR EI LE . " " TABLE OF CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION : Early British X PREFACE .
... - mon desire to ascertain the truth , and , according to the motto of the Bardic Chair of Taliesin himself , CHELTENHAM , October , 1857 . " MYN Y GWIR EI LE . " " TABLE OF CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION : Early British X PREFACE .
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... according to the statements of this author , this Druidical superstition , which was actually publicly proclaimed and patronized in Wales down to the time of Edward I. in the thirteenth century , was a Helio - Arkite worship , in which ...
... according to the statements of this author , this Druidical superstition , which was actually publicly proclaimed and patronized in Wales down to the time of Edward I. in the thirteenth century , was a Helio - Arkite worship , in which ...
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... given in an appendix to 1 Those brethren being , according to the author , the magi of Media , the Chaldeans of Assyria , and the Brahmins of India . the same work , a body of evidence from external 2 THE ANCIENT DRUID . 9.
... given in an appendix to 1 Those brethren being , according to the author , the magi of Media , the Chaldeans of Assyria , and the Brahmins of India . the same work , a body of evidence from external 2 THE ANCIENT DRUID . 9.
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... According to Cæsar , human sacrifices . 2 Was this a patriarchal doctrine ? 3 The Lucius here mentioned is the celebrated Llenawg ab Coel ab Cyllin , called " Lleufer Mawr , " the great light , who , according to the Triads , built the ...
... According to Cæsar , human sacrifices . 2 Was this a patriarchal doctrine ? 3 The Lucius here mentioned is the celebrated Llenawg ab Coel ab Cyllin , called " Lleufer Mawr , " the great light , who , according to the Triads , built the ...
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... according to the con- veniency of the situation . " " A white robe emblematic of truth and holiness , and also of the solar light , was the distinguishing dress of the Druids . " The judicial habit of the Arch Druid was splendid and ...
... according to the con- veniency of the situation . " " A white robe emblematic of truth and holiness , and also of the solar light , was the distinguishing dress of the Druids . " The judicial habit of the Arch Druid was splendid and ...
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