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NLW MS 8620A
Title
Commonplace book
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- [1821] x [1848] (Creation)
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A commonplace book compiled by John Davies, 1821-1826, containing extracts, translations and original poems and meditations. His earliest compositions are signed 'J. G. Davies'. Much of the contents of this book was written during his stay at the Independent College at Newtown and some of the poems are located there, e.g. 'I lwyn o ddreinen wen ar lan Hafren dan yr hwn yr eisteddwn yn aml' and 'Ad Sebrinam'; and an imperfect copy, with manuscript entries, of Almanac a Dyddiadur Cynnulleidfaol am y flwyddyn 1848 ... gan Josiah Thomas Jones, Caerfyrddin.
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English, Welsh, Hebrew
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Formerly known as John Davies, Ietwen 8.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 8620A
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Virtua system control number
vtls004400800
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000400800
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- Jones, Josiah Thomas, 1799-1873 (Subject)