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... Many of the observations in this note have already appeared in an explanatory article which , at Mr. Murray's request , the author furnished to the London Quarterly Review with composure to the sober biography I had in hand.
... Many of the observations in this note have already appeared in an explanatory article which , at Mr. Murray's request , the author furnished to the London Quarterly Review with composure to the sober biography I had in hand.
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... hand at length determined me . In the libraries of Madrid , and in the private library of the American Consul , Mr. Rich , I had access to various chronicles and other works , both printed and in manuscript , written at the time by eye ...
... hand at length determined me . In the libraries of Madrid , and in the private library of the American Consul , Mr. Rich , I had access to various chronicles and other works , both printed and in manuscript , written at the time by eye ...
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... hand ! " All shrank back aghast , and left the denouncer of woe standing alone in the centre of the hall . He was an ancient and hoary man , in the rude attire of a dervise . Age had withered his form without quenching the fire of his ...
... hand ! " All shrank back aghast , and left the denouncer of woe standing alone in the centre of the hall . He was an ancient and hoary man , in the rude attire of a dervise . Age had withered his form without quenching the fire of his ...
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... hand ! desolation will dwell in its palaces ; its strong men will fall beneath the sword , its children and maidens be led into captivity . Zahara is but a type of Granada ! " Terror seized upon the populace , for they considered these ...
... hand ! desolation will dwell in its palaces ; its strong men will fall beneath the sword , its children and maidens be led into captivity . Zahara is but a type of Granada ! " Terror seized upon the populace , for they considered these ...
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... hands , " saiù ne ; doubt strengthen them to maintain it . We have gained the place with difficulty and bloodshed ... hand , fought fiercely with the Moorish soldiery upon the ramparts . In the meantime , the marques of Cadiz , seeing ...
... hands , " saiù ne ; doubt strengthen them to maintain it . We have gained the place with difficulty and bloodshed ... hand , fought fiercely with the Moorish soldiery upon the ramparts . In the meantime , the marques of Cadiz , seeing ...
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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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Page 25 - For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew.
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