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Quotation from The Mabinogion by Anonymous (Middle Welsh)

“O maiden, for the sake of him whom thou best lovest, stay for me.”

Anonymous (Middle Welsh) (spoken by Pwyll)

The Mabinogion, Pwyll Prince of Dyved, trans. Lady Charlotte Guest

Portrait of Anonymous (Middle Welsh)

After failing to overtake Rhiannon's slow-pacing horse at any speed, Pwyll at last simply asks her to stop, and she does.

Citation: "O maiden, for the sake of him whom thou best lovest, stay for me." — Anonymous (Middle Welsh), The Mabinogion, Pwyll Prince of Dyved, trans. Lady Charlotte Guest. (id the-mabinogion-q2)

Portrait: Lady Charlotte Guest, translator of the Mabinogion, William Walker, Public domain.

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