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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... pieces of the earliest bards . Of the 124 compositions comprised in this series , no less than 77 , or nearly two - thirds , are attributed to Taliesin , com- prehending historical , mystical , philosophical , religious , moral , and ...
... pieces of the earliest bards . Of the 124 compositions comprised in this series , no less than 77 , or nearly two - thirds , are attributed to Taliesin , com- prehending historical , mystical , philosophical , religious , moral , and ...
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... pieces of poetry , in 16,000 pages , besides about 2000 englynion or epigrammatic stanzas . There are also in the same collection , 53 volumes of prose , in about 15,300 pages , containing a great many curious documents on various ...
... pieces of poetry , in 16,000 pages , besides about 2000 englynion or epigrammatic stanzas . There are also in the same collection , 53 volumes of prose , in about 15,300 pages , containing a great many curious documents on various ...
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... piece with much contained in his truly valuable work , where the better judgment of its author has been obscured by what is perhaps a pardonable enthusiasm on behalf of Welsh antiquity . The word occurs in the Irish language with the ...
... piece with much contained in his truly valuable work , where the better judgment of its author has been obscured by what is perhaps a pardonable enthusiasm on behalf of Welsh antiquity . The word occurs in the Irish language with the ...
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... pieces in the Myvyrian Archæology . Several of the poems ascribed to Taliesin are called Cadair ; Cadair 1 Jones , Hist . Account of the Welsh Bards . 2 Lit. of the Kymry , p . 341 . Taliesin , Cadair Ceridwen , Cadair Teyrnon , & c 30 ...
... pieces in the Myvyrian Archæology . Several of the poems ascribed to Taliesin are called Cadair ; Cadair 1 Jones , Hist . Account of the Welsh Bards . 2 Lit. of the Kymry , p . 341 . Taliesin , Cadair Ceridwen , Cadair Teyrnon , & c 30 ...
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... piece of music with words . 2. A Colofn , pillar or fundamental part of metrical quality . 3. A Cydgerdd , music in parts . 4. A Cadair , a masterly piece of music , as Jones conjec- tures , by the performance of which the Bard rose to ...
... piece of music with words . 2. A Colofn , pillar or fundamental part of metrical quality . 3. A Cydgerdd , music in parts . 4. A Cadair , a masterly piece of music , as Jones conjec- tures , by the performance of which the Bard rose to ...
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