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- [1785x1909]. (Creation)
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Miscellaneous notebooks and unbound papers from the library of, and largely in the hand of, Owen Jones (1833-99), Calvinistic Methodist minister, man of letters, book collector and bibliographer, of Liverpool and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire. They include a fragment of a late eighteenth century manuscript containing 'Carol Plygain' by John Cadwaladr, verses by Ellis William, Llwunc[y]nfal, etc. ('Howel Jones his Book ... 1792,' 'Howel Jones Llwyncunfal ... ber 1792'); a volume of poetry including three libretti entitled 'Samson (Cyfieithiad o waith [John] Mil[ton]', 'Deborah' ('Finis May 4th 1861') and 'Y Cread' ('11/3/62'), and Welsh and English originals and translations, 1860-3 (e.g. 'The Hymns of A[nn] G[riffiths] rendered into English', 'Gray's Elegy'); a draft list of 'Hen Ddiarhebion' [old Welsh proverbs] rendered into Welsh verse (nos 1-540; one section dated 3 March [18]63); copious draft bibliographies of prose and poetry works by individual Welsh authors; etc. The material was originally tied in a brown paper wrapper inscribed by J[ohn] B[allinger], 'Library of the late Rev. Owen Jones, notes lent to Mr J. H. Davies by Miss Janet Jones, & by him deposited in the N[ational] L[ibrary of Wales]. 15-12-[19]09'.
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Preferred citation: 851C.
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- National Library of Wales (Subject)
- Jones, Owen, 1833-1899 -- Library (Subject)
- Milton, John, 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes. -- Translations into Welsh (Subject)
- Griffiths, Ann, 1776-1805 -- Translations into English (Subject)
- Jones, Owen, 1833-1899 (Subject)
- Cadwaladr, Sion, fl. 1760 (Subject)
- Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. (Subject)
- Ballinger, John, 1860-1933 (Subject)
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- Carols, Welsh -- 18th century
- Welsh poetry -- 18th century
- English drama -- 17th century -- Translations into Welsh
- Hymns, Welsh -- 18th century -- Translations into English
- Hymns, Welsh -- 19th century -- Translations into English
- English poetry -- 18th century
- Welsh poetry -- 19th century
- Proverbs, Welsh