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Why the Cymric dragon is red, is thus told, from times beyond human record. It was in those early days, after the Romans in the south had left the island, and the Cymric king, Vortigern, was hard pressed by the Picts and Scots of the north. WHY THE CUMBRIC DRAGON IS READ IS THUS TOLD FROM TIME IS BEYOND HUMAN RECORD IT WAS IN THOSE EARLY DAYS AFTER THE ROMANS IN THE SOUTH HAD LEFT THE ISLAND AND THE CUMRIC KING WALTIGERN WAS HARD PRESSED BY THE PICTS AND SCOTS OF THE NORTH
rchers, who in old days won the battles of Crecy and Agincourt, and now seen on the crests on the town halls and city flags, in heraldry, and in art, the red dragon is as rampant, as when King Arthur sat with His Knights at the Round Table. The Red Dragon has four three-toed claws, a long, barbed tongue, and tail ending like an arrow head. With its wide wings unfolded, it guards those ancient liberties, which neither Saxon, nor Norman, nor German, nor kings on the throne, whether foolish or wise, have ever been able to take away. No people on earth combine so handsomely loyal freedom and the larger patriotism, or hold in purer loyalty to the union of hearts and hands in the British Empire, which the sovereign represents, as do the Welsh. The Welsh are the oldest of the British peoples. They preserve the language of the Druids, bards, and chiefs, of primeval ages which go back and far beyond any royal line in Europe, while most of their fairy tales are pre-ancient and beyond the dating.  BANNERS OF THE WELSH ARCHERS WHO IN OLD DAYS WON THE BATTLES OF CREASY AND ASHEN COURT ARE NOW SEEN ON THE CRESTS ON THE TOWN HALLS AND CITY FLAGS IN HERALDRY AND IN ART THE RED DRAGON IS AS RAMPANT AS WHEN KING ARTHUR SAT WITH HIS KNIGHTS AT THE ROUND TABLE THE RED DRAGON HAS FOUR THREE TOAD CLAWS A LONG BARBED TONGUE AND TAIL ENDING LIKE AN ARROW HEAD WITH ITS WIDE WINGS UNFOLDED IT GUARDS THOSE ANCIENT LIBERTIES WHICH NEITHER SAXON NOR NORMAN NOR GERMAN NOR KINGS ON THE THRONE WHERE THE FOOLISH OR WISE HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO TAKE AWAY NO PEOPLE ON EARTH CAN BIND SO HANDSOMELY LOYAL FREEDOM AND THE LARGER PATRIOTISM OR HOLD IN PURER LOYALTY TO THE UNION OF HEARTS AND HANDS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHICH THE SOVEREIGN REPRESENTS AS DO THE WELSH THE WELSH ARE THE OLDEST OF THE BRITISH PEOPLES THEY PRESERVE THE LANGUAGE OF THE DRUIDS BARDS AND CHIEFS OF PRIMEVAL AGES WHICH GO BACK AND FAR BEYOND ANY ROYAL LINE IN EUROPE WHILE MOST OF THEIR FAIRY TALES ARE PRE ANCIENT AND BEYOND THE DATING
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