The Talba, Or, Moor of Portugal: A RomanceLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1845 - 367 стор. |
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... wing is death , sundered his bond of life . Make me worthy to share her counsels , prudent to keep them , and , if it be thy will , nerve my arm and strengthen my spirit to avenge my father's wrongs upon these idolatrous and unbelieving ...
... wing is death , sundered his bond of life . Make me worthy to share her counsels , prudent to keep them , and , if it be thy will , nerve my arm and strengthen my spirit to avenge my father's wrongs upon these idolatrous and unbelieving ...
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... wings . The frugal repast was soon prepared . Fresh milk , that Cassim had brought home from his goats , stood in a large oaken bowl . The cakes were taken hot from the hearth ; and the delicious fruits of Portugal added even luxury to ...
... wings . The frugal repast was soon prepared . Fresh milk , that Cassim had brought home from his goats , stood in a large oaken bowl . The cakes were taken hot from the hearth ; and the delicious fruits of Portugal added even luxury to ...
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... wings clipped as the first token of regard , and sometimes get their eyes put out that they may sing the sweeter . She is immured within the walls of the new dwelling erected for her by the prince at Cintra ; and is seldom seen to come ...
... wings clipped as the first token of regard , and sometimes get their eyes put out that they may sing the sweeter . She is immured within the walls of the new dwelling erected for her by the prince at Cintra ; and is seldom seen to come ...
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... wings of Gabriel are my strength in flight , pass where I will , " replied the Talba . " I am not mad ; I am as perfect in reason as in memory and knowledge . My searching eye can read yonder book of heaven , which is spread before us ...
... wings of Gabriel are my strength in flight , pass where I will , " replied the Talba . " I am not mad ; I am as perfect in reason as in memory and knowledge . My searching eye can read yonder book of heaven , which is spread before us ...
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... present at the council . This nobleman filled the post of master to the religious and military Order of the Wing . It was first instituted in Portugal cross . by Alphonso during the twelfth century , in THE TALBA . 69.
... present at the council . This nobleman filled the post of master to the religious and military Order of the Wing . It was first instituted in Portugal cross . by Alphonso during the twelfth century , in THE TALBA . 69.
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Alcanzor Algarva Allah Alonso ANNA ELIZA BRAY answered Arias Coello arms Aza Anzurez Azevedo blood brother Cassim Castilian castle Castro cause chamber Christian church Cintra Coimbra command counsel countenance cried danger dare dark death deep Don Diego Don John Don Manuel Don Pedro Don Sanchez earth enemies exclaimed faith father favour fear feelings followed fortress give Hamet hand Hassan head hear heart heaven holy honour hope hour infidel Isabella king lady lance light lips looked Manuel de Castro marriage master mercy mind Moor Moorish mother mountain never night noble passed passion peace pilgrim pointed lance Portugal Prince Ferdinand Prior prisoner purpose queen rock royal Santa Clara secret seemed shewed soul speak spirit spoke stood sword Talba taxman thee thou art thou hast thou wilt thought trust truth unhappy voice whilst Wing woman words Ximena yonder young youth
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Сторінка 161 - Sanchez. .....< .,.: The Talba retired to a small turret in which he was to take some repose ere he returned to Cintra. Aza, her son, and the Moors who bore her company, also retired to rest. Gradually the little fortress sunk into silence, and nothing was heard save the wind that blew loudly and howled along the deep hollows of the surrounding precipices. The waterfall murmured in melancholy cadence to the night wind; and though a few clouds wandered over the face of the moon, they were not sufficient...
Сторінка 30 - Tis now the very witching time of night When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world. Now could I drink hot blood, And do such bitter business as the day Would quake to look on.
Сторінка 286 - ... gasping on the ground, And life, love, empire, springing from his wound. When god-like ends, by means unjust, succeed, The great result adorns the daring deed. Virtue's a shackle under fair disguise, To fetter fools, while we bear off the prize. [Extunt. ACT III. / SCENE I. Enter PERSEUS. Perseus. COWARDS in ill, like cowards in the field,. Are sure to be defeated.
Сторінка 282 - Allah made them as the hand-maiden of gentle peace ; for, whilst the tempest of the Almighty rolled on the holy mountain, he gave forth the law to save ; thus speaking in terror, but acting in mercy. Oh, that earthly kings would do as much for man!" "Canst thou speak thus, who art said to deal in arts that unite thee with the fiends of hell?" said Alonso. "I deal not with the wicked spirits of Eblis...
Сторінка 239 - Azevedo left the tent to obey the king's order. Don Pedro immediately followed the venerable messenger ; but the interview between father and son demands another chapter.
Сторінка 283 - Allah, those far and out-stretched heavens, and those bright stars, that light a thousand worlds, such are the counsellors of the Talba, as he contemplates God in his mighty works. Valley and mountain, the boundless and ever-breathing deeps, the pattering rain and the soft dew, these, oh Allah ! are thine ; the green earth is thine, and every living thing therein ; these, as well as thy resplendent stars, have secrets far beyond the common eye, and these have I studied with that holy awe which fills...
Сторінка 282 - ... Moor ? Talba, thou art the most deadly foe I have encountered in war, but thou art the greatest — close thy garments, Alonso is not an executioner. Not my hand must do the deed. Thou hast rescued Hamet with the best blood of all thy race." " It was then to replace Hamet on the throne of thy Moslem master, now dead, that you entered on this wild war ? " said the king. " It was," replied the Talba ; " and to avenge his father's death. Think, Alonso, of that devoted prince. Thou art a king, noble...
Сторінка 2 - This is some fellow, Who, having been praised for bluntness, doth affect A saucy roughness ; and constrains the garb Quite from his nature : ,he cannot flatter, he ! — An honest mind and plain, — he must speak truth ! An they will take it, so ; if not, he's plain.
Сторінка 280 - Alonso, who though sensible to pity and every gentler feeling of a Christian, still possessed that attribute of a warrior king, a high estimation of the great and the heroic even in an enemy when no sudden burst of passion obscured his judgment or prejudiced his feelings, was struck with that admiration which becomes involuntary praise, when he said in a voice full of energy, " Can such generosity of spirit live in the bosom of a Moor ? Talba, thou art the most deadly foe I have encountered in war,...