OF THE WELSH HBARD S: PRESERVED BY TRADITION, AND AUTHENTIC MANUSCRIPTS, 205 NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. TO THE BARDIC TUNES ARE ADDED Variations for the Harp, Piano-Forte, Violin, or Flute. WITH A SELECT COLLECTION OF THE Pennillion, and Englynion, OR, POETICAL BLOSSOMS, EPIGRAMMATIC STANZA S, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS. LIKEWISE, A GENERAL BLIOTECA History of the Bards, and Druids, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME: WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR MUSIC, AND POETRY. Mufical Instruments of the Aboriginal Britons. DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, THE THIRD EDITION, AUGMENTED, AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR, LONDON: Printed for the AUTHOR, at the Office of Robes, St. James's Palace. 1808. And fold by WILLIAM MILLER, Bookfeller, in Albemarle Street: by T. PAYNE, No. 88, Pall Mall: by JOHN WHITE, The following Works are published by the fame Author; National Greek, Walachian, and Turkish Airs, with a Differtation, price 15s.-Original German Waltzes; Maltese, and Norwegian 10s. 6d. each.- George Augustus Frederick Prince of Wales These ancient Remains of the Welsh Bards, which I presume to tay before your Royal Highnips, are, I would hope, not unworthy of such distinguished patronage. In the country from which derive you your august title, Music has ever been numbered among its chosen entertainments; and, when united with Poetry, afforded a species of luxury, innocent and instructive. There was a time, when the Princes of Wales claimed, as theirprerogative, to preside in the Congress of the Bards, and thought it not unbecoming their station to afsign in person these rewards, which were decreed to merit in that fanice solemnity. The name of the Bard was re-verie by Royalty itself, and the number and skill of his Pects gave dig -nity to the throne of the Prince, and stability to his renown. Many of the following compositions have often resounder, in the day of festival, through the Halls of your illustrious Predecessors; and I am persuaded that your Royal Highness will feel some interest in restoring to public notice, what has received so honourable a sanction; and will deign to ratify with your approbation these venerable remains Harmony and Poetry, which descend to you as your hereditary right. The facility with which your Royal Highness has conde-scended to become the Patron of this work, is a noble proof of an carly attachment to the interests of polite literature, and a favour-able prosage of its future and permanent welfare. Whatever be the success of this attempt to save from oblivion the remaining vestiges of the Bards, it will serve as a memorial of the zealous veneration I shall ever entertain for your Royal Highness person ane noble protection of the Arts, while I have the honour to be, Your Royal Highness Most Lcreted Servant, Edward Jones. |