Spanish Pictures, Drawn with Pen and PencilReligious Tract Society, 1870 - Всего страниц: 200 |
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... 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 the law to Europe ...
... 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 the law to Europe ...
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... San Sebastian stands out finely as it is approached from the sea . Its rugged cone of rock , surmounted by the citadel , rises to a height of four hundred SIEGE OF SAN SEBASTIAN . 37 feet . The destruction 36 PARIS TO MADRID .
... San Sebastian stands out finely as it is approached from the sea . Its rugged cone of rock , surmounted by the citadel , rises to a height of four hundred SIEGE OF SAN SEBASTIAN . 37 feet . The destruction 36 PARIS TO MADRID .
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... hundred men , in the year following the defeat of the Armada . Yet once again Coruña was linked with our national history . Here Sir John Moore turned to bay against the overwhelming forces of Soult . With only about thirteen thousand ...
... hundred men , in the year following the defeat of the Armada . Yet once again Coruña was linked with our national history . Here Sir John Moore turned to bay against the overwhelming forces of Soult . With only about thirteen thousand ...
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... hundred thousand dollars , which were saved for the military chest . Marshal Jourdan's baton of a marshal of France was found among the plunder , and sent to the prince regent of England , who remitted to Lord Wellington , in return ...
... hundred thousand dollars , which were saved for the military chest . Marshal Jourdan's baton of a marshal of France was found among the plunder , and sent to the prince regent of England , who remitted to Lord Wellington , in return ...
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... hundreds of starving hidalgoes in the streets , whose only apparent business in life is to promenade to and fro , carefully adjusting the capa of their capacious cloaks , so themselves from every breath of wind . It is curious to watch ...
... hundreds of starving hidalgoes in the streets , whose only apparent business in life is to promenade to and fro , carefully adjusting the capa of their capacious cloaks , so themselves from every breath of wind . It is curious to watch ...
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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.