Complete Works, Volume 5Estes & Lauriat, 1882 |
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... bodies . The Christians fought for glory , for revenge , for the holy faith , and for the spoil of these wealthy infidels . Success would place a rich town at their mercy ; failure would deliver them into the hands of the tyrant of Gra ...
... bodies . The Christians fought for glory , for revenge , for the holy faith , and for the spoil of these wealthy infidels . Success would place a rich town at their mercy ; failure would deliver them into the hands of the tyrant of Gra ...
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... morning after its capture ; the Christian standards floated upon its towers , and a body of cavalry poured forth from its gates and came wheeling down into the plain to receive them . The Moorish horsemen turned the reins of their steeds ,
... morning after its capture ; the Christian standards floated upon its towers , and a body of cavalry poured forth from its gates and came wheeling down into the plain to receive them . The Moorish horsemen turned the reins of their steeds ,
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... bodies of their countrymen , who had fallen in defence of the place , and had been cast forth and left unburied by the Christians . There they lay , mangled and exposed to every indignity ; while droves of half - famished dogs were ...
... bodies of their countrymen , who had fallen in defence of the place , and had been cast forth and left unburied by the Christians . There they lay , mangled and exposed to every indignity ; while droves of half - famished dogs were ...
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... bodies . At length , the cverwhelming numbers of the Moors gave them the advantage , and they succeeded in diverting the greater part of the water . The Christians had to struggle severely , to supply themselves from the feeble rill ...
... bodies . At length , the cverwhelming numbers of the Moors gave them the advantage , and they succeeded in diverting the greater part of the water . The Christians had to struggle severely , to supply themselves from the feeble rill ...
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... bodies of those they had killed and wounded . They had attained the gate ; most of the guard had fallen be neath their scimetars ; a moment more , and Alhama would have been thrown open to the enemy . Just at this juncture , Don Alonzo ...
... bodies of those they had killed and wounded . They had attained the gate ; most of the guard had fallen be neath their scimetars ; a moment more , and Alhama would have been thrown open to the enemy . Just at this juncture , Don Alonzo ...
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Common terms and phrases
alcayde Alcazaba alfaquis Alhama Alhambra Alonzo de Aguilar Andalusia arms army artillery attack Ballymahon banner battle battlements Baza beheld Boabdil Boabdil el Chico brother captives Castilian Castilian sovereigns castle cavaliers CHAPTER chivalry Christian Christian camp Cid Hiaya commanders Cordova count de Cabra Cura defence Don Alonzo Dordux duke el Chico El Zagal encampment enemy faith fight fire foot force fortress Fray Antonio Agapida friends frontier garrison gates gave Gibralfaro Goldsmith Gomeres Granada Guadix guard Hamet el Zegri hand heart height holy horse Illora infidels inhabitants Isabella Jaen Johnson king Ferdinand kingdom kingdom of Granada lance los Palacios Loxa marques of Cadiz monarch Moorish Moors mountains Muley Abul Hassan night noble Palacios passed peril Pulgar queen received retreat Ronda royal sallied sent siege soldiers Spanish spirit steed surrender sword tion towers town troops valiant valley valor vega Velez Malaga walls warriors wounded Xenel Zagal Zahara
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