Identifier: cambrianmirroro00parr (find matches)
Title: The Cambrian mirror : or, North Wales tourist, comprehending the history and description of the towns, villages, castles, mansions, abbeys, churches, mountains, valleys, waterfalls, lakes, cataracts and bridges, in that interesting and romantic country, together with various routes to the most attractive places, and a sketch of the history, character, and manners of the people; also, a Steam packet companion from Liverpool to the Menai Bridge, describing the beautiful scenery and objects on the Welsh Coast
Year: 1843 (1840s)
Authors: Parry, Edward, of Chester
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Publisher: Chester : Parry
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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highest degree. When fifteen years old, he began to study Latin, by the assistance of a boy in the parish school. Although he never attended the school with other children, he frequently contrived to get into it to use the books; and it is said he learned more in one month, than another boy could learn in six. About the same time he acquired a method of writing, which, although selftaught, is peculiarly legible, which he applies with equal facility to any language with which he is acquainted. At nineteen he began the study of Greek, and he has since read some of the Greek writers, together with their commentators. His chief pleasure, however, is derived, not from the facts related, but from the form and construction of the language; so that, except in this grammatical knowledge, he seems nearly as ignorant of the contents of a book as before he began to read it. He also studied Hebrew, Persic, and Arabic, and he can converse with great fluency in French and Italian. It is to be lamented, adds Mr. J.,
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RICHARD ROBERT JONES, ALIAS DIC ABERDARON, THE WELSH LINGUIST, CAMBRIAN MIRROR. 119 that this extraordinary character yet languishes in poverty: surely he is a fit object for the bounty of the opulent; and it will be extremely agreeable to me, if I shall by this note excite attention to Richard Robert Jones. He is said to understand thirteen different languages, is very poor, and his exterior appearance dirty, wretched, and miserable, to which a brown bushy beard, six or eight inches long, greatly contributes. The poverty and extra-ordinary genius of this prodigy attracted the notice of the late benevolent Mr. Roscoe, of Liverpool, who sought his company, and learnt from him the history of his eventful life. With the view of ameliorating his condition, he undertook the task of writing and publishing his memoir, for which a handsome subscription was raised, and the produce placed in the hands of trustees, who engaged to allow the poor scholar six or eight shillings a week. On this occasion Mr. Ro

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