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Page 189
... Isabella . To understand what was done by Ferdinand and Isa- bella we must know what had been achieved before their time ; must take the national account of stock . This Mr. Prescott undertakes in his Introduction ; but he fails to ...
... Isabella . To understand what was done by Ferdinand and Isa- bella we must know what had been achieved before their time ; must take the national account of stock . This Mr. Prescott undertakes in his Introduction ; but he fails to ...
Page 190
... no systematic or methodical account of the revenues . True , he tells us that Isabella obtains money by mortgaging her real estate and pawning her personal property ; afterwards it appears , accidentally , that 190 THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR.
... no systematic or methodical account of the revenues . True , he tells us that Isabella obtains money by mortgaging her real estate and pawning her personal property ; afterwards it appears , accidentally , that 190 THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR.
Page 195
... Isabella must not be censured for this - her hero- ism is to be spotless . The spirit of chivalry in our author is too strong for the spirit of humanity . He thinks Ferdinand may have had political motives for establishing the ...
... Isabella must not be censured for this - her hero- ism is to be spotless . The spirit of chivalry in our author is too strong for the spirit of humanity . He thinks Ferdinand may have had political motives for establishing the ...
Page 196
... Isabella were no slaves to the priesthood , they knew how to favor the interests of the church when it served their turn ; but no forehead was more brazen , on hand more iron than theirs to confront and put down any insolence of ...
... Isabella were no slaves to the priesthood , they knew how to favor the interests of the church when it served their turn ; but no forehead was more brazen , on hand more iron than theirs to confront and put down any insolence of ...
Page 197
... Isabella for Torquemada and the Inquisition . Mr. Prescott admits the most obvious and pernicious cruel- ties thereof , but has not the heart to trace the evil to its source . It is the fashion of certain writers to dwell with delight ...
... Isabella for Torquemada and the Inquisition . Mr. Prescott admits the most obvious and pernicious cruel- ties thereof , but has not the heart to trace the evil to its source . It is the fashion of certain writers to dwell with delight ...
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