Z. POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. CXVI. RED BOOK OF HERGEST XVIII. Text, vol. ii. p. 293. Notes, vol. ii. p. 450. LIKE a wheel revolving immense courses, A weakening affliction is the severe compulsion of taxes, The unjust imposition of the ardent dragon of the mountains. Terrible is the conflict about the ports and ferries, And the hostilities of chieftains to chieftains. It is natural that Franks should be highly elated: they will come on a Thursday; And for a lady's complaint there will be wars ; And the country will be wasted, and without land; And the key of Rome will be in the hands of commanders; 10 And the Allmyn will be unable to make assaults ; And there will be happiness to the Venedotians, who will resort to the South; And weakness to the Saxon from his treaties, And long depravity from want of laws; And Lloegyr will be enfeebled by the treachery of its chiefs, And the thrusting of Franks, and tumult in ships, And the battle of Dovyr hastening death, A wonder for a long life to such as will hear it. There will be a wounding through the community owing to the disappearance of the partisans Of the guileless dragon, dark and light. 20 Powerful chiefs of noble descent. And may He give us of his bounty a pledge Of a portion of his feast for ever without privation! Amen. CXVII. THE VIATICUM OF LLEVOED WYNEBGLAWR. RED BOOK OF HERGEST XXIV. Text, vol. ii. p. 304. Notes, vol. ii. p. 452. I. HE wealth of the world, let it go, it will come, Necessity equalises affliction. There will be fair weather after rain. It is often the case that persons fostered by the same are unlike. The brave will play though blood may be shed. Every coward will be trampled upon; Every strong one will be allowed to pass. II. The wealth of the world, let it go, it will come; Loud is the noise of the wave against the land; Listless is the man that sees not, That is not concerned, that cares not what may be. the country. Mass will not be sung on a flight. Let him be a wolf that dareth deceive. Desirous will the scholar be that Llawddino should prosper. III. The wealth of the world, let it go, it will come. Desire calls for the return of liberty. The height of the young will increase. The slave and the free are not of the same design. The unbeliever does not think of God. No one that does not improve is called skilful. Until we have relationship with Christ. IV. The unsociable man is uncomely in the place of gathering. Trouble in the upland, enmity in the vale. A refusal is better than a false promise. In one's actions servility is supererogatory. The sweet is seldom unpleasant. The evil done by a fellow will survive after he has passed away. An excuse is not usually regarded. Good cannot be had without deserts. The four quarters open deeply in four different ways. It is a saying that death is better than trouble. Bad is sin from its being far pursued. It is good in distress to support a monastery. God of Heaven! woe to the daring one that does not believe thee! Son of Mary endowed with undefiled genius, It is a good work to hope in thee; Before the world thou art mentioned. v. The wave hastens forward; let it beat the shore. The fuel of wrath is impulsive. Watch-stones form the best history. The wisdom of a host, and deception through laughter. Let fundamental knowledge be accurate. Let the weakling be slow; let the niggard die. The evil alliance of Gall Cynnin. With a wanton a secret will not long remain. Blood will cause blood to flow, The froward will meet with contention. Let the weak be set at large. The iniquitous will lose his clan. Except God, there is no one that knows the future. VI. The wave hastens forward; the beach repels. The multitude will bustle about the mead-liquor. Let him who ejects every one from his frontier cease to exist. Let the obstinate be cut off. Whoso purchases heaven will not be confounded. A mirror is not visible in the dark. A candle will not preserve from cold. He is not happy who is not discreet. The favour of the Supreme Being will not deceive. VII. He who cultivates not wisdom as the chief foundation, What will put a bird to flight he will not do. Better is what is easy than the encountering of difficulties. Many a boastful word will cause embarrassment. To the bosom, while it goes about; From haste it cannot be known where it will go. Great God! how good a Being thou art! VIII. Fleet is the steed; clear is every strand; Every one is not born wise. The mind is not bold in a ship on the strand. There will be no peace between dry sticks and the flame. Courteous to song, I confer benefits on those in a state No naked one will be very energetic. There is no law unless there be supremacy. A king will challenge spoil. The furious, his death is certain. Is it not customary that cowardice should harbour from death. Let the brave escape from his conflict. Intoxicated the dumb; every barbarian is a bravado. A city will extinguish a wilderness. The talkative loves easy work. Every one is praised according to his work. God loves not the hopeless. Fortune is the best assistance. IX. In spring the land is partly bare, If people are turbulent, their shout is deceitful. In calm reflection riches are despised. What is not often seen is neglected. He that is faithless, his presumption will be contemned. It is a complete share that is longed for. Let the woman that is never asked appear demure. |