The Welshman
The Welshman loaded himself with gold: the conjurer took none, saying that he did not want it, that gold was of no use but to those who wanted knowledge, and that his contempt of gold had enabled him
The Welshman loaded himself with gold: the conjurer took none, saying that he did not want it, that gold was of no use but to those who wanted knowledge, and that his contempt of gold had enabled him (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends)
The Welshman never recovered the effects of that beating, but remained almost a cripple as long as he lived, and very poor (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends)
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx
- attribution: The Welshman soon understood that the stranger was what he called a cunning man (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends)
"' The Welshman soon understood that the stranger was what he called a cunning man"
- attestation: The Welshman loaded himself with gold: the conjurer took none, saying that he did not want it, that gold was of no use but to those who wanted knowledge, and that his contempt of gold had enabled him (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends)
"The Welshman loaded himself with gold: the conjurer took none, saying that he did not want it, that gold was of no use but to those who wanted knowledge, and that his contempt of gold had enabled him to acquire that superior knowledge and wisdom which he possessed."
- attestation: The Welshman never recovered the effects of that beating, but remained almost a cripple as long as he lived, and very poor (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter VIII: Welsh Cave Legends)
"The Welshman never recovered the effects of that beating, but remained almost a cripple as long as he lived, and very poor."