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and defert places from the fury of his 

 enemies. This, however, Mr. Pennant,* 

 feems very juftly to doubt, -for " had his 

 " fituation been fo deplorable, majefty 

 " would never have condefcended to 

 " propofe terms, to fuch fcourge as 

 " Glyndwr had been to his kingdom. 

 " Our chieftain died unfubdued." 



I have made here a long digreffion, 

 but it is what feeraed to me juftly due to 

 the character of this brave and ftubborn 

 Hero. 



About two miles before I came to 

 Gorwen, the vale begap completely to 

 change it's afpecl, it wanted wood to 

 enliven it, and the fmooth low moun- 

 tains, were cultivated nearly to their 

 fummjt. The river Dee here differed 

 almoft from itfelf, it had affumed the 

 form of a placid Itream, and glided fi- 



* Tour in North Wales, T. ^94. 



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