"The Triumphs of Owen. A Fragment"

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	T	E	T/E		"The Triumphs of Owen. A Fragment"
					from Mr. Evans's Specimens of the Welch Poetry;
					London, 1764, Quarto.
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					Owen succeeded his Father Griffin in the principality of
					North-Wales, A. D. 1120. This battle was fought near forty
					Years afterwards.
				1	Owen's praise demands my song,
				2	Owen swift, and Owen strong;
		E		3	Fairest flower of Roderic's stem,
		E		4	Gwyneth's shield and Britain's gem.
		E		5	He nor heaps his brooded stores,
		E		6	Nor on all profusely pours;
				7	Lord of every regal art,
		E		8	Liberal hand and open heart.
				9	Big with hosts of mighty name,
		E		10	Squadrons three against him came;
		E		11	This the force of Eirin hiding;
		E		12	Side by side as proudly riding,
		E		13	On her shadow long and gay
		E		14	Lochlin ploughs the watery way;
		E		15	There the Norman sails afar
		E		16	Catch the winds and join the war:
		E		17	Black and huge along they sweep,
		E		18	Burthens of the angry deep.
				19	Dauntless on his native sands
		E		20	The Dragon-son of Mona stands;
		E		21	In glittering arms and glory dressed,
		E		22	High he rears his ruby crest.
	T			23	There the thundering strokes begin,
	T			24	There the press and there the din;
		E		25	Talymalfra's rocky shore
	T	E	T/E	26	Echoing to the battle's roar.
	T	E	T/E	27	Where his glowing eye-balls turn,
		E		28	Thousand banners round him burn.
		E		29	Where he points his purple spear,
		E		30	Hasty, hasty Rout is there,
		E		31	Marking with indignant eye
		E		32	Fear to stop and shame to fly.
		E		33	There Confusion, Terror's child,
		E		34	Conflict fierce and Ruin wild,
		E		35	Agony that pants for breath,
		E		36	Despair and honourable Death.

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