ELLIS, REES (fl. 1714), bard
Gender: Male
Occupation: bard
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Nansi Ceridwen Jones
Three of his poems are preserved in manuscript, viz. a poem in praise of true love, to the tune of 'Heavy Heart,' in NLW MS 1710B: Poems (133), lovers' discourse to the tune of 'Leave Land,' and an exhortation against swearing, in NLW MS 9B (3, 565). In another manuscript, NLW MS 3201A , there is a poem by ' Rhys Elis of Chirk' - 'Man's life compared to the twelve months of the year.' This poem is also published in Blodeu-Gerdd Cymry, 1759, 421, together with two other poems, 'A Summer Carol' dated 1736, 304, and 'Advice for Godly Life,' 492.
Author
- Nansi Ceridwen Jones
Published date: 1959
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