Giraldus Cambrensis
Giraldus Cambrensis
Gerald of Waleswas a Cambro-Norman archdeacon of Brecon and historian...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionClergyman
indulge permitted short time wish
I may be permitted to indulge myself for a short time in other pursuits; but in this I should wish not only to continue, but to die.
amongst common
No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues.