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OWEN fucceeded his Father GRIFFIN in the PRINCIPALITY of North-Wales, A. D. 1120. This battle was fought near forty Years afterwards.

THE

TRIUMPHS OF OWEN,

A FRAGMEN T.

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WEN's praife demands my fong,

OWEN fwift, and OwEN ftrong;

Faireft flower of Roderic's ftem,

Gwyneth's fhield, and Britain's gem,

He nor heaps his brooded ftores,

Nor on all profufely pours;

Lord of every regal art,

Liberal hand, and open heart.

Big

North-Wales,

Big with hofts of mighty name, Squadrons three against him came; This the force of Eirin hiding,

Side by fide as proudly riding,

On her shadow, long and gay,

* Lochlin plows the watry way; There the Norman fails afar,

Catch the winds, and join the war:

* Black and huge along they sweep, Burthens of the angry deep.

Dauntless on his native fands

+ The Dragon-Son of Mona ftands; In glitt'ring arms and glory drest, High he rears his ruby crest.

There the thund'ring ftrokes begin,

There the prefs, and there the din;

* Denmark.

Talymalfra's

+ The red Dragon is the device of Cadwallader, which all his defcendants bore on their banners.

Talymalfra's rocky shore

Echoing to the battle's roar.

Where his glowing eye-balls turn,
Thousand Banners round him burn.

Where he points his purple fpear,
Hafty, hafty Rout is there,
Marking with indignant eye
Fear to stop, and shame to fly.
There Confufion, Terror's child,
Conflict fierce, and Ruin wild,
Agony, that pants for breath,

Defpair and honourable Death.

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