Spanish Pictures, Drawn with Pen and PencilReligious Tract Society, 1870 - Всего страниц: 200 |
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... centuries , the traces of their occupation cannot be easily effaced . Toledo , in Cordova , in Granada , or in the older parts of Seville it would be easy to believe oneself in a Moorish or Egyptian town . The narrow streets are ...
... centuries , the traces of their occupation cannot be easily effaced . Toledo , in Cordova , in Granada , or in the older parts of Seville it would be easy to believe oneself in a Moorish or Egyptian town . The narrow streets are ...
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... centuries behind the rest of Europe , and little effort is made to recover the lost ground . To every proposal for improvement the all - sufficing reply is , Mañana ( To - morrow ) , or Veremos ( We'll see about it ) . Off the lines of ...
... centuries behind the rest of Europe , and little effort is made to recover the lost ground . To every proposal for improvement the all - sufficing reply is , Mañana ( To - morrow ) , or Veremos ( We'll see about it ) . Off the lines of ...
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... centuries . Three hundred years ago the Spanish monarchy was the most powerful in the world . The sun never set upon her dominions . But for the stubborn resistance of a few Protestants who refused to be coerced , she would have given ...
... centuries . Three hundred years ago the Spanish monarchy was the most powerful in the world . The sun never set upon her dominions . But for the stubborn resistance of a few Protestants who refused to be coerced , she would have given ...
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... centuries . At the end of this period the body of the saint was manifested by heavenly lights which shone above the spot . Taken from its resting - place , wild bulls , " impelled by divine inspiration , " came and drew the body to the ...
... centuries . At the end of this period the body of the saint was manifested by heavenly lights which shone above the spot . Taken from its resting - place , wild bulls , " impelled by divine inspiration , " came and drew the body to the ...
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... centuries had passed away , the Bidassoa was crossed at Fuenterabia , and the Duke of Wellington fought his last battle on the soil of Spain . We are now entering the Basque provinces , and come into contact with a race of people ...
... centuries had passed away , the Bidassoa was crossed at Fuenterabia , and the Duke of Wellington fought his last battle on the soil of Spain . We are now entering the Basque provinces , and come into contact with a race of people ...
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Стр. 47 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery ; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Стр. 42 - It was about the lovely close of a warm summer's day, There came a gallant merchant ship full sail to Plymouth bay ; The crew had seen Castile's black fleet, beyond Aurigny's isle, At earliest twilight, on the waves, lie heaving many a mile.
Стр. 44 - Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies, abate their pride, assuage their malice, and confound their devices ; that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory ; through the merits of thy only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Стр. 116 - On the contrary, though there are exceptions in some of the maritime provinces, yet, for the greater part, it is a stern, melancholy country, with rugged mountains, and long sweeping plains, destitute of trees, and indescribably silent and lonesome, partaking of the savage and solitary character of Africa.
Стр. 94 - Lord cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity : the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Стр. 43 - Parma ; for with the grace of God, if we live, I doubt it not but ere it be long so to handle the matter with the Duke of Sidonia as he shall wish himself at St. Mary Port among his orange trees.
Стр. 49 - O'er the grave where our hero we buried We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeams' misty light And the lantern dimly burning.
Стр. 48 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman. But I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England, too...
Стр. 147 - Oriental nations, and occasionally alluded to in the Sacred Scriptures. The great vestibule, or porch of the gate, is formed by an immense Arabian arch, of the horseshoe form, which springs to half the height of the tower. On the keystone of this arch is engraven a gigantic hand. Within the vestibule, on the keystone of the portal, is sculptured, in like manner, a gigantic key.