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Page 598
... poem in praise of Cynan Garwyn of Powys , whose son Selyf was slain in battle . This poem struck a note that remained constant in all Welsh eulogies and elegies down to the fall of the Welsh bardic system : Cynan is the bravest in the ...
... poem in praise of Cynan Garwyn of Powys , whose son Selyf was slain in battle . This poem struck a note that remained constant in all Welsh eulogies and elegies down to the fall of the Welsh bardic system : Cynan is the bravest in the ...
Page 746
... poem reaches its high point when the pedantic eagle delivers for Geoffrey's edification a learned lecture on the properties of sound . In addition to its comic aspects , however , the poem seems to convey a serious note : like all ...
... poem reaches its high point when the pedantic eagle delivers for Geoffrey's edification a learned lecture on the properties of sound . In addition to its comic aspects , however , the poem seems to convey a serious note : like all ...
Page 747
... poem moves in leisurely fashion , with introspection and much of what would now be called psychological insight domi- nating many sections . Aided by Criseyde's uncle Pandarus , Troilus and Criseyde are united in love about halfway ...
... poem moves in leisurely fashion , with introspection and much of what would now be called psychological insight domi- nating many sections . Aided by Criseyde's uncle Pandarus , Troilus and Criseyde are united in love about halfway ...
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