Spain yesterday and to-day. By the author of 'Portugal'.Darton & Harvey, 1834 - 276 pages |
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... arrive at truth , rather than claim the praise of a well- written fiction , where I found others better inform- ed than myself , I freely took advantage of their labours . Spain is every day becoming an object of greater interest ; and ...
... arrive at truth , rather than claim the praise of a well- written fiction , where I found others better inform- ed than myself , I freely took advantage of their labours . Spain is every day becoming an object of greater interest ; and ...
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... arrived there ; and the travellers admired the streets , bor- dered with trees as a defence against the sun . " It was here , " said Mr. Delville , " that , in 1808 , the French repeatedly defeated the Spanish ar- mies , which had been ...
... arrived there ; and the travellers admired the streets , bor- dered with trees as a defence against the sun . " It was here , " said Mr. Delville , " that , in 1808 , the French repeatedly defeated the Spanish ar- mies , which had been ...
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... arrive at the commence- ment of this pastime ; which , cruel as it is in itself , is conducted on so grand a scale as to be a very im- posing spectacle . I was struck with the immense concourse of people , who , from a circuit of ...
... arrive at the commence- ment of this pastime ; which , cruel as it is in itself , is conducted on so grand a scale as to be a very im- posing spectacle . I was struck with the immense concourse of people , who , from a circuit of ...
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... arrival . Nothing could be finer than the coup - d'œil it presented . It was surrounded by regular and magnificent buildings , which are re- markable for their clean and neat appearance ; 94 UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA . offering an ...
... arrival . Nothing could be finer than the coup - d'œil it presented . It was surrounded by regular and magnificent buildings , which are re- markable for their clean and neat appearance ; 94 UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA . offering an ...
Page 122
... arrival , be closed . They therefore hastened their pace , and had the satisfaction to find they were in time . They were received with great civility by the di- rector , who surprised them by speaking English . Mr. Delville led to the ...
... arrival , be closed . They therefore hastened their pace , and had the satisfaction to find they were in time . They were received with great civility by the di- rector , who surprised them by speaking English . Mr. Delville led to the ...
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Abassides ABENCERRAGES amusement ancient Andalusia appear Arabs astonishing attention beautiful Biscayan bull bull-fight Calle de Alcala Castille Catalonia Cathedral celebrated character church Columbus convent Cordova court Curtis dear Delville dress Edward Ellen English entered Escurial eyes father favourite feelings Ferdinand Ferdinand VII flock Frank French friars friends gave Grenada habits hand hear heart honour hundred inhabitants Inquisition inquisitors interest king laugh learned live look lumbus Madrid magnificent manner mantilla manufactory ment mind Moorish Moors mother mountains Murcia nation never Old Castille palace Palos papa persons Philip picador pleasure Prado protestant province racter religious remarkable round Salamanca scene seemed seen Segovia Seville sheep side Sierra Morena smile solemn Spain Spaniards splendid streets tain thing thought thousand tion Toledo took town travellers UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA Valencia Valér Valladolid walk wonderful wool young
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Page 4 - LET observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Page 3 - When Cheerfulness, a nymph of healthiest hue, Her bow across her shoulder flung, Her buskins gemm'd with morning dew, Blew an inspiring air, that dale and thicket rung, The hunter's call to Faun and Dryad known...
Page 51 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Page 33 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our Fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 4 - Each gift of nature, and each grace of art; With fatal heat impetuous courage glows, With fatal sweetness elocution flows; Impeachment stops the speaker's pow'rful breath, And restless fire precipitates on death.
Page 33 - When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones, Forget not : in thy book record their groans Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold Slain by the bloody Piedmontese, that rolled Mother with infant down the rocks. Their moans The vales redoubled to the hills and they To heaven.
Page 234 - When he had finished they sunk on their knees, and, raising their clasped hands to heaven, their eyes filled with tears of joy and gratitude, they poured forth thanks and praises to God for so great a providence, all present followed their example; a deep and solemn enthusiasm pervaded that splendid assembly, and prevented all common acclamations of triumph. The anthem...
Page 47 - A soulless thing, a spirit of the woods, He loves to commune with the fields and floods.
Page 148 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united! For in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Page 172 - No withered witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew ; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew ! The redbreast oft, at evening hours, Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary moss, and gathered flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid.