Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh BardsEvans, Evan
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Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards
Evans, Evan
Welsh poetry -- To 1550; Welsh poetry -- Translations into English
I have the constitutions of the Cymmrodorion, and am highly pleased with
their scheme. I will contribute something in money, tho I have children,
towards promoting it, and with pleasure do all in my power as a
corresponding member. Gronwy’s ode is an excellent thing; but what he
calls _Cadwyn fyr_ is erroneous, because it is in reality _Cadwyn
gyflawn_. I do not blame him for this, because Dr. IDR’s imperfect rule
and false examples led him into this error. Some, perhaps, may be
offended because the ode part is not _unirythm_, which it is supposed to
be by the very name; but I do not like the poem the worse for that. I
shewed you the true _Cadwyn fyr_ in W. Ll’s grammar, and likewise in S.
F’s.—I have since had the same in a book of Gr. Hirs, who was the chief
professor of the age, and a perfect master of the faculty, though, in my
opinion he had no extraordinary genius. His tutor was Tudur Aled, who
was nephew and pupil to D. Edm., yr hwn a ddychymygawdd y mesur Cadwyn
fyr.
It were false concord to call it _Cadwyn fyr_. D. ap Edmund’s tutor was
Mered. ap Rhys, of Rhiwabon, witness G. Gl.—Y mae genyf bedwar pedwar ar
hugain cerdd Dant Crwth.—Ar 24 cerdd dant telyn, a hanes yr eisteddfod
gyntaf yn Nghaerwys.—To-day I saw an account of Merddin a’ Mhorfryn’s
being buried in Ynys Enlli. Here patience and paper end together.
Remember me to my old neighbours.
Yours affectionately,
WM. WYNN.
_Ll. Gynhafal_, _Dec._ 13, 1755.
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Dr. Percy, late Bishop Dromore, to the Rev. Evan Evans.
SIR,
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