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tended to confirm him in the opinion that 

 he was deftined to be the redeemer of 

 his country from their oppreflions. 

 Shakefpere puts a finely defcriptive 

 fpeech into the chara6ier of Glyndwr ; 



at my birrh, 



The front of heaven, was full of fiery fhapes ; 

 The goats ran from the mountains, and the herds, 

 Were ftrangely clamoroui to the frighted fields : 

 Thefe figns have mark'd me extraordinary, 

 And the courfes of my life do (hew 

 I am not in the roll of common men. 



He firft appeared in arms, in the year 

 1400, and began his exploits by attack- 

 ing Reginald, Lord Grey, who, clofely 

 connected with Henry, had fome time 

 before, acted fo oppreffively towards 

 him. He recovered his eftates from this 

 man, and after a feries of engagements, 

 which lafted upwards of twelve years, 

 he proved himfelf fo formidable an 

 enemy to Henry IV. as at laft to have 

 an offer of an accommodation from the 

 Englifh Monarch, which death only de- 

 prived 



