The Cambro-Briton, Volume 2J. Limbird., 1821 - Wales |
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... appears , that Mr. Gunn has perhaps gone somewhat astray in adopting the fancies of those authors , who have ... appear any substantial reason for ascribing , with Mr. Gunn , to the Druids , at least not as " Institutional Tales . " Yet ...
... appears , that Mr. Gunn has perhaps gone somewhat astray in adopting the fancies of those authors , who have ... appear any substantial reason for ascribing , with Mr. Gunn , to the Druids , at least not as " Institutional Tales . " Yet ...
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... appears to have been rather to con- dense at any rate the fruits of his learned researches than to study the lucidus ordo in their arrangement . Yet it is impossible not to feel indebted to him for the interesting and valuable matter he ...
... appears to have been rather to con- dense at any rate the fruits of his learned researches than to study the lucidus ordo in their arrangement . Yet it is impossible not to feel indebted to him for the interesting and valuable matter he ...
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... appear in the list . The Society is entitled to much credit for this tribute of respect to the memory of an individual , who , both in his private and literary character , was eminently deserving of it , and who ought ever to live in ...
... appear in the list . The Society is entitled to much credit for this tribute of respect to the memory of an individual , who , both in his private and literary character , was eminently deserving of it , and who ought ever to live in ...
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... appears to have transpired at these meetings , it is highly gratify- ing to observe the laudable spirit , that is now abroad in the Prin- cipality on a point so essential to its welfare as the encouragement and protection of its ...
... appears to have transpired at these meetings , it is highly gratify- ing to observe the laudable spirit , that is now abroad in the Prin- cipality on a point so essential to its welfare as the encouragement and protection of its ...
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... appears to be actuated in publishing his proposed Tales , have been deemed sufficient to justify the in- sertion of his letter in the CAMBRO - BRITON , one of whose main objects it is to establish correct notions with respect to the ...
... appears to be actuated in publishing his proposed Tales , have been deemed sufficient to justify the in- sertion of his letter in the CAMBRO - BRITON , one of whose main objects it is to establish correct notions with respect to the ...
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alluded ancient appears Arch Awen Bangor Bardic bards battle beautiful British Britons Cader Idris Caer called Cambrian Cambrian Register CAMBRO-BRITON celebrated Celtic century character chief church Cymru Cymry death Dolgellau Druids Dyved Editor Edward Eisteddfod English extract former genius Greek Gruffydd Gwynedd harp hills horse Household Hughes Hywel Hywel Dda Irish Isle of Britain Jesus College King King's land last Number Latin laws learned letter Llwyd Llywarch Hen Lord Mabinogion Medrawd melody Merddin Merionethshire mountain Nannau native North Wales noticed observed occasion original Owain Palace pence PENNILLION perhaps person poem poet poetical poetry present prince probably Pwyll reader remarkable respect Saxons song Steward Taliesin thou Three things tion translation Triads Urien volume Welsh language Welsh literature Welsh tongue word Wrexham writer
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Page 210 - Whether to deck with clouds the uncolour'd sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers, Rising or falling still advance his praise. His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave.
Page 354 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 212 - At once on the eastern cliff of Paradise He lights; and to his proper shape returns A seraph wing'd : six wings he wore, to shade His lineaments divine ; the pair that clad Each shoulder, broad, came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dipt in heaven; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinctured grain. Like Maia's son he stood, And shook...
Page 211 - A cloudy spot. Down thither prone in flight He speeds, and through the vast ethereal sky Sails between worlds and worlds, with steady wing...
Page 166 - Imbrowned the noontide bowers : thus was this place A happy rural seat of various view ; — Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm, Others, whose fruit, burnished with golden rind, Hung amiable, Hesperian fables * true, If true, here only, and of delicious taste...
Page 163 - Thus Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed; his other parts besides Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood...
Page 277 - To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Page 163 - Tarsus held ; or that sea-beast Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim the ocean stream : Him, haply, slumbering on the Norway foam, The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in his scaly rind Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea, and wished morn delays...
Page 164 - Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death, A universe of death ; which God by curse Created evil, for evil only good ; Where all life dies, death lives, and nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, unutterable, and worse Than fables yet have feign'd, or fear conceived, Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras dire.
Page 215 - Among them he arrived ; in his right hand Grasping ten thousand thunders, which he sent...