The Talba, or Moor of Portugal, Volumen11830 |
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Alcanzor Algrave Allah Alonso Alvaro Gonsalez answered arms Arragon Aza Anzurez Azevedo bastard bastard brother beauty bold brother brow Cassim Castile Castilian cause character Christian church Cintra Compostella concealed Constantia council counsel countenance court cried crown dare dark death deep Don Diego Don Manuel Don Pedro Don Sanchez Donna earth exclaimed father favour fear feelings forest gaze give grave Hamet hand Hassan head hear heart heaven herdsman holy honour hour hung infanta king Denis lady lips Lisbon lives look Manuel de Castro marriage mercy mind Moorish Moors mother never night noble passed passion path peace Pedro of Castile pilgrim prince of Portugal princess racter replied Gonsalez rock ruin seemed seen silence sorrow soul Spain speak spirit spoke stood stranger sword Talba thee things Thou art thought trust truth voice whilst words Ximena young
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Página 189 - ... Cross at the beginning of the thirteenth century, had for more than five hundred years been the seat of the caliphs of the West, The columns which supported the saloon were of jasper — they ran round the interior ; whilst an open gallery, like a cloister, that faced the garden, was also supported by pillars of the same material. The internal walls were inlaid with marble, and decorated by arabesque ornaments, painted and gilt with the utmost delicacy of pencilling. The pavement was formed of...
Página 52 - what know I of the infidel Nazarenes? Would that I could shut them out from my sight, and those carved blocks which I see some of them carrying. For what saith the prophet of Mecca? 'Allah is the true God, and the only God of man; and thou shalt neither hew, nor make any other gods with thy hands, nor honour them.' " "Trust me, Hassan, those Nazarenes are no such foolish idolaters as you take them for. Their waxen images melt at the sight of money, like the heart of a covetous Algrade, and will...
Página 66 - ... Cadiz, and burned a church with nobody in it. He was made prisoner, however, after his exploit, by the Christians. The prince Ali Ahmed was rich, so he gave gold, silver, and pearls, to Rome, to save his life. He you call the Pope promised not to touch it." . "And His Holiness kept his word, no doubt," said the pilgrim. " That he did, but in his own way," answered Cassim ; " for I will (not touch thy life, said the Pope. So he shut prince Ahmed up in prison, and there gave him nothing to eat....
Página 130 - What had been the conduct of Don Pedro, the heir of Alonso, that so many of the Portuguese nobility should desire to league against him, and, if possible, prevent his succession, in favour of Don Sanchez, who was only the bastard brother of the present king?" "The causes of disgust are many," answered Gonsalez; " they are not confined to Don Pedro alone. His father Alonso is hated by our party as much as the son. The clergy too are dissatisfied ; for Alonso no more spares a priest than he would a...
Página 242 - So much did he esteem learning, that he not only cultivated it himself, but, when found in others, it was ever a certain passport to his favour. He loved the chase ; and as for his disposition, it was warlike ; yet not in the same manner as in his father. Alonso was fond of war for its own sake. It was his native element. A time of peace was to him a time either of restless anxiety, or of languor, and almost torpor.
Página 242 - His manners were affable, grave, and pleasing. His temper, his affections, were in general tranquil. Like most persons, however, of a grave disposition, his feelings were neither to be read nor understood by common men. They lay deep and hidden. There are affections, and amiable...
Página 20 - ... who were his cruel oppressors. This is the day of his death. First, therefore, let us perform those rights due to his memory ; and then, if thy young heart can bear the tale, the heritage of a father's injuries shall no longer be withheld from thee." Aza, as she spoke, took up the basket containing sweet herbs and flowers, slowly paced round the grave, and scattered them upon the dust. The law of Mahomet, enforced by that of Abdallah Meleck, of whose sect the Moors were rigid followers, forbids...
Página 148 - ... rather than by the regal authority of this prince, yet it becomes necessary we should here say a few words respecting him in both particulars, for the better elucidation of our narrative. The uncommon prowess he had displayed at the great battle of Celdano against the Moors, where a host consisting of many thousands of that unhappy race were totally defeated, obtained for him the surname of the Brave. He was a king, great in spirit, and fortunate in war; and although bitter and even bloody quarrels...
Página 287 - Alhambra and its arena, what were such a sight as this ! The Alhambra was a palace fit for him, who, like Kaled, the conqueror of Damascus, might be called the sword of God. To form a dwelling-place for the kings of thy father's people, the marble rocks yielded their choicest veins; the cedar, whose stately head rises as lord of the forests, was felled to line its halls and its roofs. Its hundred courts were of alabaster, and its doors of brass were overlaid with gold. Numberless were its refreshing...