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CHAPTER I. |
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The Poems contained in the Four Ancient Books of Wales |
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CHAPTER II. |
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The Literature of Wales subsequent to the Twelfth Century |
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CHAPTER III. |
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Sources of the Early History of Wales |
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CHAPTER IV. |
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State of the Country in the Sixth Century, and its History prior to A.D. 560 |
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CHAPTER V. |
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State of Britain in A.D. 560 when Gildas wrote, and Kings of the Line of DYFI |
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CHAPTER VI. |
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MANAU GODODIN and the Picts |
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CHAPTER VII. |
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The Races of Britain, and the Place of the Picts among them |
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CHAPTER VIII. |
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The Celtic Dialects and the Probable Character of the Pictish Language |
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CHAPTER IX. |
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The Celtic Topography of Scotland, and the Dialectic Differences indicated by it |
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CHAPTER X. |
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CUMBRIA and the Men of the North |
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CHAPTER XI. |
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Recent Criticism of the Mythological Poems examined |
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CHAPTER XII. |
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Recent Criticism of the Historical Poems examined |
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CHAPTER XIII. |
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True Place of the Poems in Welsh Literature |
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CHAPTER XIV. |
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Result of the Examination of the Poems, and their Classification |
I.
HISTORICAL POEMS CONTAINING ALLUSIONS
TO EVENTS PRIOR TO A.D. 560.
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A. POEMS REFERRING TO EARLY TRADITIONS. |
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Book of Taliessin LIV. The Reconciliation of Lludd the Less |
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Book of Taliessin XLII. Death-song of Corroi, son of Dayry |
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Book of Taliessin XL. Death-song of Erof |
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Book of Taliessin XLI. |
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Book of Taliessin XLVI. |
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B. POEMS REFERRING TO ARTHUR THE GULEDIG. |
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VI. |
Book of Taliessin XV. The Chair of the Sovereign |
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VII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen |
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VIII. |
Book of Taliessin XXX. |
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IX. |
Black Book of Caermarthen Geraint, son of Erbin |
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Red Book of Hergest XIV. |
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C. POEMS REFERRING TO GWYDYON AP DON AND HIS GWYDDYL AND THE BRITHWYR. |
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Book of Taliessin X. Daronwy |
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XI. |
Book of Taliessin LII. The Praise of Lludd the Great |
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XII. |
Book of Taliessin XIV. |
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XIII. |
Book of Taliessin viii. The Battle of Godeu |
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XIV. |
Book of Taliessin I. |
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Red Book of Hergest XXIII. |
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Book of Taliessin XLIII. Death-song of Dylan son of the Wave |
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XVI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXXV. |
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XVII. |
Red Book of Hergest XXII. |
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D. POEM REFERRING TO GWYDDNO AND GWYNN AP NUDD. |
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XVIII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIII. |
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E. POEMS REFERRING TO EARLY TRADITIONS WHICH BELONG TO A LATER SCHOOL. |
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XIX. |
Book of Taliessin XVI. The Chair of Ceridwen |
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XX. |
Book of Taliessin XLVIII. Death-song of Uthyr Pendragon |
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XXI. |
Book of Taliessin XLV. |
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XXII. |
Book of Taliessin XII. The Praise of Taliessin |
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XXIII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXXVIII. |
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F. POEMS RELATING TO CITIES OF THE CYMRY AND THEIR LEGENDARY HEROES. |
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XXIV. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XV. |
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XXV. |
Book of Taliessin XXI. |
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Black Book of' Caermarthen |
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XXVI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen VIII. |
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XXVIII. |
Book of Taliessin XXV. |
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XXIX. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XIX. The Verses of the Graves |
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HISTORICAL POEMS CONTAINING ALLUSIONS TO EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO A.D. 560.
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G. POEMS REFERRING TO WAR BETWEEN SONS OF LLYWARCH HEN AND MWG MAWR DREFYDD. |
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Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIX. Names of the Sons of Llywarch Hen |
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XXXI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXX. |
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XXXII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIV. |
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XXXIII. |
Red Book of Hergest XI. |
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H. POEMS RELATING TO GWALLAWG AP LLEENAWG. |
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XXXIV. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXXII. |
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XXXV. |
Book of Taliessin XI. |
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XXXVI. |
Book of Taliessin XXXVIII. |
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I. POEMS RELATING TO URIEN REGED. |
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XXXVII. |
Red Book of Hergest XVII. |
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XXXVIII. |
Book of Taliessin XXXI. |
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XXXIX. |
Book of Taliessin XXXII. |
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XL. |
Book of Taliessin XXXIII. |
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XLI. |
Book of Taliessin XXXIV. |
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XLII. |
Book of Taliessin XXXVI. |
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XLIII. |
Book of Taliessin XXXIX. The Satisfaction of Urien |
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XLIV. |
Book of Taliessin XXXVII. The Spoils of Taliessin, a Song to Urien |
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XLV. |
Red Book of Hergest XII. |
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J. POEMS RELATING TO URIEN AND HIS SON OWEN. |
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XLVI. |
Book of Taliessin XVIII. |
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XLVII. |
Book of Taliessin XXXV. The Affair of Argoed Llwyfain |
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XLVIII. |
Book of Taliessin XLIV. Death-song of Owain |
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K. POEMS RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF ARDDERYD. |
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XLIX. |
Black Book of Caermarthen I. |
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Black Book of Caermarthen XVII. |
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L. THE GODODIN POEMS. |
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LI. |
Book of Aneurin I. The Gododin |
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LII. |
Book of Aneurin II. The Gorchan of Tudvwich |
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LIII. |
Book of Aneurin IV. The Gorchan of Cynvelyn |
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LIV. |
Book of Aneurin V. The Gwarchan of Maelderw |
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Book of Taliessin XX. Song to Ale |
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M. POEMS RELATING TO CADWALLAWN |
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LVI. |
Book of Taliessin XLIX. |
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LVII. |
Book of Taliessin L. |
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LVIII. |
Red Book of Hergest XV. |
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N. PREDICTIVE POEMS RELATING TO CADWALADYR. |
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LIX. |
Book of Taliessin VI. The Omen of Prydein the Great |
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LX. |
Book of Taliessin XLVII. |
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LXI. |
Book of Taliessin LIII. |
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O. POEMS CONNECTED WITH POWYS. |
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LXII. |
Book of Taliessin XXIII. Satire of Cynan Garwyn son of Brochwael |
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LXIII. |
Red Book of Hergest XVI. |
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P. POEMS WHICH MENTION HENRY, OR THE, SON OF HENRY. |
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LXIV. |
Red Book of Hergest I. A Dialogue between Myrdin and his sister Gwendydd. |
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LXV. |
Red Book of Hergest II. A Fugitive Poem of Myrdin in his Grave |
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LXVI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XVI. |
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LXVII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XVIII. |
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LXVIII. |
Red Book of Hergest XX. |
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LXIX. |
Red Book of Hergest XIX. |
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LXX. |
Red Book of Hergest XXI. |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN.
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Q. POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER EARLY BARDS. |
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LXXI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen II. Meigant |
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LXXII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen III. Cuhelyn |
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LXXIII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen IV. |
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LXXIV. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XX. The Cynghogion of Elaeth |
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LXXV. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXI. |
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R. ANONYMOUS POEMS ON RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS. |
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LXXVI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen V. |
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LXXVII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen VI. |
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LXXVIII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen VII. |
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LXXIX. |
Black Book of Caermarthen IX. |
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LXXX. |
Black Book of Caermarthen X. |
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LXXXI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XI. |
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LXXXII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XII. |
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LXXXIII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XIII. |
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LXXXIV. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXV. |
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LXXXV. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXIX. |
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S. POEMS RELATING TO YSCOLAN. |
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LXXXVI. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXVI. |
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LXXXVII. |
Black Book of Caermarthen XXVII. |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BOOK OF ANEURIN.
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T. POEMS CONTAINING ANCIENT PROVERBS. |
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LXXXVIII. |
Book of Aneurin III. The Gwarchan of Adebon |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BOOK OF TALIESSIN.
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U. POEMS RELATING TO THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TALIESSIN. |
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LXXXIX. |
Book of Taliessin III. The Fold of the Bards |
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Book of Taliessin VII. Hostile Confederacy |
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XCI. |
Book of Taliessin XVII. The Chair of Taliessin |
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XCII. |
Book of Taliessin XVII. Song to the Wind |
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XCIII. |
Book of Taliessin XIX. Song to Mead |
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XCIV. |
Book of Taliessin LV. Song to the Great World |
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XCV. |
Book of Taliessin LVI. Song to the Little World |
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XCVI. |
Book of Taliessin IX. Juvenile Ornaments of Taliessin |
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XCVII. |
Book of Taliessin II. The Elegy of the Thousand Sons |
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XCVIII. |
Book of Taliessin IV. The Pleasant Things of Taliessin |
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XCIX. |
Book of Taliessin V. |
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Book of Taliessin XXVII. |
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V. POEMS RELATING TO JEWISH HISTORY. |
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Book of Taliessin XXII. The Plagues of Egypt |
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CII. |
Book of Taliessin. XXIV. The Rod of Moses. |
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CIII. |
Book of Taliessin XXIX. |
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CIV. |
Book of Taliessin LI. |
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W. POEMS RELATING TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT. |
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CV. |
Book of Taliessin XXVI. The Contrived World |
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CVI. |
Book of Taliessin XXVIII |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE RED BOOK OF HERGEST.
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X. POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO LLYWARCH HEN. |
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CVII. |
Red Book of Hergest V. |
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CVIII. |
Red Book of Hergest VI. |
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CIX. |
Red Book of Hergest VII. |
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CX. |
Red Book of Hergest VIII. |
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CXI. |
Red Book of Hergest IX. |
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CXII. |
Red Book of Hergest X. |
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CXIII. |
Red Book of Hergest XIII. |
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Y. POEMS BEGINNING "EIRY MYNYD." |
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CXIV. |
Red Book of Hergest IV. |
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CXV. |
Red Book of Hergest III. |
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Z. POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. |
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CXVI. |
Red Book of Hergest XVIII. |
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CXVII. |
Red Book of Hergest XXIV. The Viaticum of Llevoed Wynebglawr |
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