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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... passages may be disputed ; but I believe that , so far as regards the tenor and contents of these compositions , the translations given will meet with the approbation of the majority of Welsh scholars . In truth , the translation of ...
... passages may be disputed ; but I believe that , so far as regards the tenor and contents of these compositions , the translations given will meet with the approbation of the majority of Welsh scholars . In truth , the translation of ...
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... passage , that even one of the earliest editors of Diodorus could not refrain in his index from writing , - ' See whether this cannot be applied to Anglica ! ' Pindar , a contemporary , or nearly so , of Hecatæus , also mentions the ...
... passage , that even one of the earliest editors of Diodorus could not refrain in his index from writing , - ' See whether this cannot be applied to Anglica ! ' Pindar , a contemporary , or nearly so , of Hecatæus , also mentions the ...
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... passage in the commencement of the seventh book , shows that the pro- phecies of Merlin had at that period attracted public attention : " I had not got thus far in my history , when the subject of public discourse happening to be ...
... passage in the commencement of the seventh book , shows that the pro- phecies of Merlin had at that period attracted public attention : " I had not got thus far in my history , when the subject of public discourse happening to be ...
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... passage in the Gododin of Aneurin : 2— Mi na vi Aneurin Ys gwyr talyessin Oveg Kywrenhin Neu cheing e ododin Kynn gwawr dyd dilin . 1 A pestilence , called the Yellow Plague , represented as a serpent . 2 Stanza 45 in edition of the Rev ...
... passage in the Gododin of Aneurin : 2— Mi na vi Aneurin Ys gwyr talyessin Oveg Kywrenhin Neu cheing e ododin Kynn gwawr dyd dilin . 1 A pestilence , called the Yellow Plague , represented as a serpent . 2 Stanza 45 in edition of the Rev ...
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... passage question is not altogether above suspicion . in 2 Without offering any opinion adverse to the general correctness of this translation by a writer who evinces a very intimate acquaintance with his subject and the circle of ...
... passage question is not altogether above suspicion . in 2 Without offering any opinion adverse to the general correctness of this translation by a writer who evinces a very intimate acquaintance with his subject and the circle of ...
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allusions ancient Annwn antiquity Archæology Archdeacon Arthur Awen ballad Bardic Bards battle Beirdd Britain British Britons Cad Goddeu Caer celebrated Ceridwen chief chieftains Christ Christian cloth compositions contain Cunedda Cymry Davies Druidic Druidism Druids Elegy Elphin English evidence fydd Gododin goreu Gwallawg gwawd Gwyddno Gwydion Gwynedd gwyr heaven Hu Gadarn Iolo Iolo Morganwg Irish J. O. HALLIWELL King land language lines Lleenawg Llyr Llywarch Hen Llywelyn Lord Mabinogion Maelgwn Maelgwn Gwynedd Mawr minstrels mystery Myvyrian Archæology Nennius Neo-Druidism original price Owain Owen Pan yw piece poems poet poetry Post 8vo praise prince rhag Rhys Brydydd romance Saint Saxon sixth century song stanzas story supposed sydd thirteenth translation Triads twelfth century Urien Rheged Wales Welsh Bards Welsh language Welsh romances Williams wledig word
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Page 267 - And the Lord said unto Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, 'Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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