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Printed at the "Llanelly and County Guardian" Office, 1887 - 192 oldal

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70. oldal - The place of assembly may be in any open ground, whilst the sun is upon the sky; and it is called the Greensward of Songs. And it shall be upon the grassy face of the earth, and chairs shall be placed there, namely, stones; and where stones cannot be obtained, then in their stead turfs ; and the chair of assembly shall be in the middle of the Gorscdd.
98. oldal - first son, and the heirs male of his body ; and in default of such issue, to the use of...
36. oldal - THE discipline of the Romans was chiefly conspicuous in their marches and encampments. They never passed a night, even in the longest marches, without pitching a camp, and fortifying it with a rampart and...
178. oldal - ... nobody can die more than one death," and he went off laughing. In the course of the day the lad went to the top of a great tree, on the brink of a river, to take a kite's nest, and in thrusting his hand into the nest he was wounded by an adder, brought by the kite to her young ones, as she was accustomed to do. This causing him to lose his hold, he fell down on a great branch and broke his neck, and from there into the river, and thus he met with three deaths.
178. oldal - nobody can die more than one death," and he went off laughing. In the course of the day, the lad went to the top of a great tree on the brink of a river, to take a kite's nest, and in thrusting his hand into the nest, he was wounded by an adder, brought by the kite to her young ones, as she was accustomed to do. This causing him to lose his hold, he fell down on a great branch and broke his neck, and from there...
13. oldal - July in the year of our LORD CHRIST, One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Sixty one and in the First year of our Reign.
178. oldal - Twm Celwydd Teg, what news have you to-day?" "There is news for thee," said he; "thou shalt die three deaths before this night.
72. oldal - Caerwynt,f where it continued for more than a hundred years. It was then removed to Maes Mawr, by Einion, the son of Collwyn; and afterwards by lestyn, the son of Gwrgant, to the court of Caerleon-upon-Usk, which was held at Cardiff Castle. Here it was shortly disturbed, owing to the war that broke out between lestyn and Rhys, the son of Tewdwr; nor was it again restored until the time of Robert, earl of Gloucester, grandson of the latter, " who endowed this Chair with privilege and maintenance in...
69. oldal - For three reasons ought the Bards to hold a Chair and Gorsedd, and a voice and recitation, conspicuously and manifestly, in the sight and hearing of country and lord, and in the face of the sun and the eye of light. First, that there may be a privilege, not to be gainsaid, for all to resort to the place and spot. Secondly, that all things cognizable by the eye, ear, and intellect, may be seen and heard, and that there may be no lack of law, usage, and truth, among kindred, and on the face of country,...
156. oldal - I," said the Sparrow, "With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin." Who saw him die? "I," said the Fly, "With my little eye, I saw him die.

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