and beautiful strains by a Welsh bard and warrior, of the 12th century (Gwalchmai):— “Rise orb of day! the eastern gates unfold, And shew thy crimson mantle, fring’d with gold; Contending birds sing sweet on every spray, The skies are bright—arise, thou orb of day! I, Gwalchmai, call—in song, in war renown’d, Who, lion-like, confusion spread around,— The live-long night the Hero and the Bard, Near Breiddin’s rocks, have left a constant guard, Where cool transparent streams in murmurs glide, And springing grass adorns the mountain’s side, Where snow-white sea-mews in the current play, Spread their gay plumes, and frolic through the day!” Blakey furnishes some practical information on this branch of our notice. He says:— “The Vyrnwy has a great number of dependent feeders, the principal of which are the _Eunant_, the _Afon_, the _Gedis_, the _Afon Gynnan_, the _Glasgwn_, and the _Cown_. These undoubtedly constitute a considerable range of the waters, and are well adapted for the fly, and some for trolling as well. After the main river receives all these tributaries, it flows a south-eastern course for twenty miles, and then receives the waters of the _Twrch_, which flows a distance of twenty miles, through a very interesting section of the country. This tributary itself has good angling feeders, capable of affording fair sport with the rod. The Vyrnwy likewise receives the _Cain_, and, a little farther down, the _Tanat_, both of which contain good fish. The Tanat itself is fed by several good streams, as the _Rhaiadr_, the _Afon Harrog_, and the _Ymrch_. Here there is good fly-fishing. All these waters, large and small, are bright, sparkling, and flowing, and have that peculiar form of stream which indicates good sport. As to the colour of the fly requisite in these mountain streams, little need be said; in fact, when the fish are in humour, and they are not here capricious, they seem to snatch at anything in the shape of an insect. Very large flies, however, will not answer well.”