Describes TR's origins in a farmhouse called Onen Ebryd in pa Llanbedr-y-Cennin, one of six children of Owen and Mary Roberts. Describes his early life at the time of the Non-conformist Revival and desire to become a minister, despite there being no precedent in his ancestry. He taught himself to read English and went as a student to Coleg Bala. He went on to have a long and illustrious career as a Minister.
From 'Tywysydd y Plant' and translated from the original Welsh by Norman Lloyd Watkins.
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