The Archive · 1924

A Welsh Singer

'"Posns or Watxs.""

ALO, Beye Jones." Bisckwall.

'This little volume will' appeal to Welshmen and to all lovers of melodious verse, Mr. Prys-Jones is proud of his native land saturated with memories of ite ancient glories, "A Song of the Welsh" is a stirring tribute to the ancient Cymrie race, with its unexhausted vitality; and ina oom on the lovely" valley which is adorned by the ruins of Tolley Abbey are such touching lines a:

ong that road could have ewen T hard Ap, Gwilym, lithe and laust™) in the brake, Calling on Morfudd—and "for 'Moriudd's sake 'Outpouring songs of pouring songs of An "in memoriam" tribute to the wards gives thanks. to God for "our doathtloss dead'?

Prince, Veet, Feasant—thoso who Wor us this hent of pride, Building with eud Tro" anid Pts freedom ever dod.

ste are also charming poems aboa} fairies, clouds and waters, containing such lines a8:

When, like a lantern, glows the Upon night's high roof-tree, When disk has' closed the eyes of one Apa wp non the Bet 'And hide if dey grase—you go gently through the dell 'Maybe you'll hear the fairy-bell ase 'One i¢ not surprised to learn thas, foveral of these melodious poems' have already been set to music,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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