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mercyofGod.Thiswasonthetwenty-ninthofApril.
NowGwyddnohadaweirforcatchingfishonthesea-strandnear
hiscastle,andeverydayinMayhewaswonttotakeahundred
pounds'worthoffish.HehadasonnamedElphin,whowasalways
poorandunsuccessful,butthatyearthefatherhadgiventhesonleave
todrawallthefishfromtheweir,toseeifgoodluckwouldeverbefall
himandgivehimsomethingwithwhichtobegintheworld.
WhenElphinwentnexttodrawtheweir,themanwhohadcharge
ofitsaidinpity,˝Thouartalwaysunlucky;thereisnothingintheweir
butaleathernbag,whichiscaughtononeofthepoles.˝˝How
doweknow,˝saidElphin,˝thatitmaynotcontainthevalue
ofahundredpounds?˝Takingupthebagandopeningit,themansaw
theforeheadoftheboyandsaidtoElphin,˝Behold,whataradiant
brow˝(Taliessin).˝LethimbecalledTaliessin,˝saidElphin.Then
heliftedtheboyandplacedhimsorrowfullybehindhim;andmadehis
horseamblegently,thatbeforehadbeentrotting,andcarriedhim
assoftlyasifhehadbeensittingintheeasiestchairintheworld,and
theboyoftheradiantbrowmadeasongtoElphinastheywentalong.
˝NeverinGwyddno'sweir
Wastheresuchgoodluckasthisnight.
FairElphin,drythycheeks!
Beingtoosadwillnotavail,
Althoughthouthinkestthouhastnogain.
Toomuchgriefwillbringtheenogood;
NordoubtthemiraclesoftheAlmighty:
AlthoughIambutlittle,Iamhighlygifted.
Fromseas,andfrommountains,
Andfromthedepthsofrivers,
Godbringswealthtothefortunateman.
Elphinoflivelyqualities,
Thyresolutionisunmanly:
Thoumustnotbeoversorrowful:
BettertotrustinGodthantoforebodeill.
WeakandsmallasIam,
Onthefoamingbeachoftheocean,
InthedayoftroubleIshallbe
Ofmoreservicetotheethanthreehundredsalmon.
Elphinofnotablequalities,
Benotdispleasedatthymisfortune:
Althoughreclinedthusweakinmybag,
