Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Wynne, Ellis 1671 1734 Davies, Robert Gwyneddon 1870 1928 Gweledigaethau y bardd cwsg. English The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Transcribed from the 1897 Welsh National Press Company edition by David Price "The Visions of the Sleeping Bard" by Ellis Wynne is a poetic allegory written during the early 18th century. The work presents a meditation on moral and spiritual themes, exploring human frailty through vivid dream-like sequences that personify vice and virtue. The narratives follow the Bard, a character experiencing various visions of the world, death, and hell, as he embarks on a quest for understanding and salvation. At the start of the text, the Bard ascends a mountain and falls into a deep sleep, initiating fantastical visions that illuminate his perception of worldly affairs and moral decay. Through his dreams, he encounters fairies and angels, witnessing the "City of Destruction" governed by the malevolent Prince Belial and his enchanting daughters, who symbolize pride, pleasure, and wealth. The protagonist's journey reveals the vices of humanity, such as hypocrisy and greed, while contrasting them against the ideal of a higher calling represented by the City of Emmanuel. The opening sets the stage for a rich tapestry of social critique intertwined with spiritual reflection, inviting readers to ponder the nature of their choices and existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/5671/5671-h/images/covers.jpg en Wynne, Ellis, 1671-1734 Welsh literature -- Translations into English Welsh literature -- 18th century PB Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 298062 297963 2024-10-03T06:10:41.664302 2023-10-03T06:09:04.852527 text/html text/html 301672 2014-07-10T17:32:48 text/html 1115815 2014-07-10T17:38:05 text/html application/zip 1131410 2024-10-03T06:10:46.743278 application/epub+zip 1131388 2024-10-03T06:10:42.572284 application/epub+zip 157585 2024-10-03T06:10:42.114267 application/epub+zip 1216170 2024-10-03T06:10:49.935259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1191113 2024-10-03T06:10:46.167304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221616 2022-09-03T08:21:04.137999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272602 272542 2024-10-03T06:10:41.110327 2023-10-03T06:09:04.439496 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 272294 2014-07-10T17:32:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108253 2014-07-10T17:38:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20325 2024-10-03T06:10:50.191395 application/rdf+xml 12826 2024-10-03T06:10:42.199284 image/jpeg 2410 2024-10-03T06:10:42.156279 image/jpeg 1122702 2024-10-03T06:10:41.726278 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia