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Ab Gwilym

A Welsh poet referenced in discussions of Welsh literature.

minor

Also known as Gwilym, the great Ab Gwilym

First appearance: i

Ab Gwilym shows up with force in XIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Welsh poet whose works the narrator studies alongside Blackstone; mentioned in the context of the narrator's dual interests.
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In XIX: The Welsh poet whose works the narrator studies alongside Blackstone; mentioned in the context of the narrator's dual interests. Later, in XXXVI: Mentioned as a poet whose 'Ode to the Mist' the narrator…

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