English-Language Poetry from Wales, 1789-1806 (Wales and the French Revolution)

This new selection of Anglophone Welsh poetry presents a range of literary responses to the French Revolution and the ensuing wars with France, a period in which Wales and its history became prime imaginative territory for poets of all political sympathies. 1 (dafydd Ddu Feddyg), 'ode For The New Year Mdcc,xc. As It Was Intended To Have Been Rehearsed This Day At St. James's' / David Samwell Samwell, David 61 -- 2 'a Tour Through Parts Of South And North Wales' (extract) / William Sotheby Sotheby, William 63 -- 3 Anon., 'an Ode To Commerce. Inscribed To John Wilkinson, Esq. The Distinguished Iron Master' 68 -- 4 'an Ode For The New Year [1791], Inscribed To Paul Panton, Of Plasgwyn, Esq.' / Richard Llwyd Llwyd, Richard 72 -- 5 'ode, For The Anniversary Of St. David [1792]' / Richard Llwyd Llwyd, Richard 75 -- 6 (dafydd Ddu Eryri), 'the Banks Of The Menai. An Ode' / David Thomas Thomas, David 77 -- 7 (dafydd Ddu Feddyg), 'the Resurrection Of Rhitta Gawr' / David Samwell Samwell, David 79 -- 8 'the Captivity Of Caractacus' (extract) / George Richards Richards, George 84 -- 9 'llangollen. Written At The Close Of The Autumn 1792' (extract) / William Sotheby Sotheby, William 88 -- 10 (iolo Morganwg), 'winter Incidents, Written In 1777' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 91 -- 11 (iolo Morganwg), 'solitude. From The Welsh. Written In 1789' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 95 -- 12 (iolo Morganwg), 'ode; Imitated From The Gododin Of Aneurin, An Ancient British Bard, Who Wrote About The Year 550' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 97 -- 13 (iolo Morganwg), 'address To The Inhabitants Of Wales. Exhorting Them To Emigrate, With William Penn, To Pennsylvania' (extract) / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 102 -- 14 (iolo Morganwg), 'the Horrors Of War, A Pastoral' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 112 -- 15 (iolo Morganwg), 'ode On Converting A Sword Into A Pruning Hook' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 117 -- 16 'thoughts On The Present Times; Written Some Time After The Proclamation For The Late General Fast' / Jane Cave Cave, Jane 122 -- 17 Untitled ['can Impious France, Though Frantic Grown'] / Hester Piozzi Piozzi, Hester 125 -- 18 (iolo Morganwg), 'church And King Rampant Or Satan Let Loose For A Thousand Years' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 126 -- 19 (iolo Morganwg), 'john Bull's Litany' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 130 -- 20 'on The Ruins Of Denbigh Castle, In North Wales' / Joseph Hucks Hucks, Joseph 136 -- 21 (iolo Morganwg), 'song. Bella! Horrida Bella! Written In Nov' 1794' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 138 -- 22 (dafydd Ddu Feddyg), 'ode, Written On A Long And Uncommonly Tempestuous Cruise With A Squadron Of Men Of War In About 63' North Latitude, Dec' 24 1794' / David Samwell Samwell, David 140 -- 23 'see, Sec The Mad Marauders Come!' / Hester Piozzi Piozzi, Hester 144 -- 24 (iolo Morganwg), 'newgate Stanzas' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 145 -- 25 (iolo Morganwg), 'trial By Jury. The Grand Palladium Of British Liberty' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 147 -- 26 Anon., 'for The Chester Chronicle' 149 -- 27 'introductory Ode For The Cambrian Register' / Thomas Ryder Ryder, Thomas 151 -- 28 'eliza', 'sketched On A Party Down The River Wye, From Ross To Monmouth' 155 -- 29 'llangollen Vale, Inscribed To The Right Honourable Lady Eleanor Butler, And Miss Ponsonby' (extract) / Anna Seward Seward, Anna 158 -- 30 Anon., The False Alarm' 162 -- 31 'the Victory Of Fishguard. A Favorite Song' / Caesar Morgan Morgan, Caesar 164 -- 32 'written On The Spur Of The Moment, To Be Sung At The Crown And Anchor' / Hester Piozzi Piozzi, Hester 166 -- 33 (iolo Morganwg), 'song For The Glamorgan Volunteers' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 167 -- 34 'st. David's Day [1797]' / Robert Southey Southey, Robert 173 -- 35 'lines, Written Amid The Ruins Of Abergavenny Castle' / Robert Southey Southey, Robert 175 -- 36 'ode' ['in Vain The Trav'ller Seeks Aberffraw's Tow'rs'] / Robert Southey Southey, Robert 176 -- 37 (dafydd Ddu Etyri), 'verses Written On The Late Victory Gained Over The French Squadron By Sir John Borlase Warren' / David Thomas Thomas, David 178 -- 38 'a Lady, 'bangor Ferry' 180 -- 39 Beaumaris Bay. A Poem (extract) / Richard Llwyd Llwyd, Richard 182 -- 40 (iolo Morganwg), 'carmen Seculare, Or Jubilant Song For The Year 4800 1900' / Edward Williams Williams, Edward 186 -- 41 'sonnet Ii: Penman-mawr' / George Davies Harley Harley, George Davies 190 -- 42 'sonnet Iii: On Seeing A Poor Welch Girl Pass My Window In A Storm' / George Davies Harley Harley, George Davies 191 -- 43 'sonnet Ix: The Peasant Of Anglesea' / George Davies Harley Harley, George Davies 192 -- 44 Anon., 'the Widow' 193 -- 45 'the Address Of The Bard Of Snowdon, To His Countrymen, Written In June, 1803, During The Threats Of Invasion' / Richard Llwyd Llwyd, Richard 195 -- 46 The Horrors Of Invasion; A Poem / Robert Holland Price Price, Robert Holland 203 -- 47 Invasion! A Poem (extract) / Joseph Reade Reade, Joseph 211 -- 48 'britannus','to Bonaparte' 220 -- 49 'anglesey Volunteer Song' / T. Ellis Owen Owen, T. Ellis 221 -- 50 'awdl Y Misoedd / Ode Of The Months' / Richard Llwyd Llwyd, Richard 224 -- 51 'owen Of Llangoed. Founded On Fact. To Fleetwood Williams, Esq. Of Liverpool' / Richard Llwyd Llwyd, Richard 234 -- 52 'breconiensis', The Saxon Invasion' 247 -- 53 'philopatria', Untitled ['arise, My Muse, And Paint The Glorious Scene'] 249 -- 54 'mary', 'on The Late Splendid Victory Off Trafalgar' 251 -- 55 'p. H.' 'on The Victory Of Cape Trafalgar, And The Death Of The Ever-to-be-lamented Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson' 252 -- 56 'j. H.', 'on Winter' 254 -- 57 'w. R.', 'on The Death Of Mr. Pitt' 255 -- 58 (dafydd Ddu Eryri), 'an Address To The Snowdon Rangers' / David Thomas Thomas, David 257 -- 59 'mary', 'written Late In The Evening, December 15, 1806' 259 -- 60 'd.' 'on The Present State Of The Belligerent Powers Of Europe' 261. Elizabeth Edwards. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [313]-322) And Index. In the period following the French revolution in 1789, Welsh poets continually reflected on the extraordinary new era in which they lived through their writing. Effortlessly ranging from Wales's deep and distant history to accounts of the most topical and urgent current affairs, their poems on war, Welshness, druids, parted lovers and sublime landscapes encompass the beautiful, the brutal and the mysterious. Facing a future that often seemed agonisingly uncertain, poets in Wales used their verses to voice their thoughts and feelings about events that had rocked the whole of Europe, and whose effects continued to be felt long after 1789. This new selection of poetry from Wales sets recently-discovered manuscript texts alongside little-known early printed poems, offering a full and accessible introduction to Welsh poetry in English in the period 1780-1820.