North Wales
HOLY Writ declares quite plainly: “Ac efe a ddywededd hefyd wrth y bobleedd. Pan welech gwmmwl yn cedi e’r gerllewin, yn y fan y dywedwch. Y mae cawed yn dyfodd; ac felly y mae” (Luke xiii. 54). Now, although the Welsh Bible says this about the west wind, it was in a west wind that I proceeded to Mount Snowdon or, more correctly, Eryri Y Wyddfa, in order that I might see the whole of the land of Wales. Ac felly y mae: it not only rained, but I found myself amid clouds and in such cold that on the summit of Snowdon I turned aside to a stove; for a fire is very beautiful to look upon, and by the glowing coals it is possible to think of a whole lot of the nicest things. The guide-book praises the beauty and diversity of the view from
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