A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



of the fame period, belonged the whole 

 my fiery of the art. He was able to fing 

 in harmony or concord, and was well- 

 verfed in tranfpofed alliteration. Among 

 his qualifications, are enumerated ferti- 

 lity in poetical fubjects ; a ilore of mat- 

 ter and invention ; authority of decifion ; 

 and a facility in competing in praife of 

 the great, what would be heard or re- 

 ceived with the moft delight, and longeft 

 retained in memory. 



The degrees in mufic appear to have 

 been much the fame in form with thofe 

 in poetry. The candidate was, for the 

 firft three years, a Probationary Student 

 in mufic without a degree. At the end 

 of that term, he became a Graduate Pro- 

 bationary Student. His fecond degree, 

 at the end of fix years, was Bachelor, 

 and at the end of nine, was Mailer of 

 Mufic; and, as in poetry, the higher! 

 degree was Pencerdd Athraw, or DoSlor 

 of Mufic. If 



