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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... nature . For a long time , implicit faith was given to the story of the Trojan - British kings , and the superhuman actions of Arthur and his valorous knights commanded the admiration of Europe , few caring to question the truth of ...
... nature . For a long time , implicit faith was given to the story of the Trojan - British kings , and the superhuman actions of Arthur and his valorous knights commanded the admiration of Europe , few caring to question the truth of ...
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... nature of the religious ceremonies in which he officiated as minister , are , even as to Gaul , involved in great obscurity , notwithstanding the information afforded with regard to them by the classical writers . As regards the British ...
... nature of the religious ceremonies in which he officiated as minister , are , even as to Gaul , involved in great obscurity , notwithstanding the information afforded with regard to them by the classical writers . As regards the British ...
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... nature of their employments they drew to themselves less observation . " To begin at the lowest step ; a Bardic student bore a dis- tinctive title - Awenydd . The indispensable qualifications for a scholar , were noble birth and ...
... nature of their employments they drew to themselves less observation . " To begin at the lowest step ; a Bardic student bore a dis- tinctive title - Awenydd . The indispensable qualifications for a scholar , were noble birth and ...
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... natural or artificial , 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 ...
... natural or artificial , 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 ...
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... nature ; and it was unmixed with any other , to show that it was uniform , like truth . ” For these " historical " statements , the author in question cites as his authorities , Meyrick's Costumes of the Ancient Britons ; Dr. Giles's ...
... nature ; and it was unmixed with any other , to show that it was uniform , like truth . ” For these " historical " statements , the author in question cites as his authorities , Meyrick's Costumes of the Ancient Britons ; Dr. Giles's ...
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