ir dd ▁in ▁B ala ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁failed ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁chair ▁at ▁the ▁E isted df od . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Aber ff raw ▁e isted df od ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁his ▁feet ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁adj ud ic ation ▁and ▁defend ▁his ▁defeated ▁aw dl . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁at ▁the ▁Sw anse a ▁e isted df od ▁he ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁Non con form ist ▁jud ges ▁were ▁bi ased ▁against ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁Ang lic an . ▁ ▁Publications ▁John ▁Jones ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁John ▁Thomas ▁on ▁compiling ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁called ▁" Wel sh ▁Mel od ies ▁with ▁Wel sh ▁and ▁English ▁Po etry ". ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁work , ▁with ▁Jones ▁creating ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁words , ▁Thomas ▁O li ph ant , ▁the ▁artist ▁and ▁music ian , ▁writing ▁the ▁English ▁( o ften ▁not ▁a ▁translation ) ▁and ▁John ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁composer ▁and ▁har p ist , ▁acting ▁as ▁author . ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁volumes , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Wel sh - language ▁po ets ▁Category : Wel sh ▁architect