Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh bards; preserved, by tradition and authentic manuscripts, from very remote antiquity never before published. ... violin, or flute with a select colle - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794 Excerpt: ... grown old, he returned to his native country; and, going to his own house, in a fine summer's evening, lie s.nv his lister-in-law, her husband, and children (all grown up), sitting on the stone-bench, eating flummery and milk (Wallice Llymru a llaeth); he asked them in English if they would lodge him that night? but none of them knew a word of English; they, however, conjecturing what he wanted, shewed him a bed, the belt in the house, and asked him to partake of their fare; which he did; and, being satisfied, he, in Welsh, recited the above Englyn. What, then you are a Welsliman, iny good friend? exclaimed his sister-in-law. Yes, said he, I am; it is many years since I had three kisses from the lady who first fat on this bench! This made him known, and all was joy. He then took out of his pocket a large purse filled with gold, and gave it to his siller-in-law; here, said he, take this, at a reward for your hospitality to the old English stranger, who is now morethan fourscore years of age; he requires r.o more fox it than a bed every night, and flummery aud milk every day, whilst he lives. T. Let 1. Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us. 2. The Lord hath wrought great glory by them, through his great power from the beginning. 3. Such as did bear rulein their kingdoms, men renowned fortheir power, giving counsel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies. 4. Leaders of the people by theircounsels, and by their knowledge of learning, meet for the people, wife and eloquent in their instruction 5. Such as found out musical tunes, and recited verses in writing:, 7. All these were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of their timeik Ecclesiafticus, Chap. XLIV "For thee my tuneful accents will I raise, "And trea...
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