Complete Works, Volume 5Estes & Lauriat, 1882 |
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... heard with secret satisfaction by Don Juan de Vera , for he was a bold sol- dier and a devout hater of the Infidels ; and he saw iron war in the words of the Moorish monarch . Being master , however , of all points of etiquette , he ...
... heard with secret satisfaction by Don Juan de Vera , for he was a bold sol- dier and a devout hater of the Infidels ; and he saw iron war in the words of the Moorish monarch . Being master , however , of all points of etiquette , he ...
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... heard , in every part , in awful denun- ciation . " The peace is broken ! exterminating war is commenced . Woe ! woe ! woe to Granada ! its fall is at hand ! desolation will dwell in its palaces ; its strong men will fall beneath the ...
... heard , in every part , in awful denun- ciation . " The peace is broken ! exterminating war is commenced . Woe ! woe ! woe to Granada ! its fall is at hand ! desolation will dwell in its palaces ; its strong men will fall beneath the ...
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... heard of the storming of Zahara ; though the outrage of the Moor happen- ed most opportunely . The war between Castile and Portugal had come to a close ; the factions of the Spanish nobles were for the most part quelled . The Castilian ...
... heard of the storming of Zahara ; though the outrage of the Moor happen- ed most opportunely . The war between Castile and Portugal had come to a close ; the factions of the Spanish nobles were for the most part quelled . The Castilian ...
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... discovered . Not a light was to be seen , not a sound to be heard the whole place was wrapped in profound repose . Fixing their ladders , they ascended cautiously and with noise less steps . Ortega was the first that mounted upon.
... discovered . Not a light was to be seen , not a sound to be heard the whole place was wrapped in profound repose . Fixing their ladders , they ascended cautiously and with noise less steps . Ortega was the first that mounted upon.
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... heard these words , they remembered the de- nunciation of the santon . His prediction seemed still to resound in every ear , and its fulfilment to be at hand . Nothing was heard throughout the city , but sighs and wailings . " Woe is me ...
... heard these words , they remembered the de- nunciation of the santon . His prediction seemed still to resound in every ear , and its fulfilment to be at hand . Nothing was heard throughout the city , but sighs and wailings . " Woe is me ...
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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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