Ombo: A Dramatic Romance, in Twelve ActsE.T. Whitfield, 1853 - 343 pages |
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Amurath arms art thou aught bear beauty beneath blessing bliss breathe Brindisi Carlotta charms Chief-Secretary church Clara dark dear death deep Devil dread dream e'en El-Gezzar Enter Ombo Exeunt Exit fair fate fear feel fond galleys gaze give Gondolfi Grand-Master Grand-Master's Gravina hand hast hath Haym-el-Gezzar heart Heaven Holy honour Hospitallers Host hour island Italian Language Jacintha kiss Knights Hospitallers Knights of Malta late look Lorancourt Lord madam mercy midnight noble nought o'er once Order of Malta Palace passion Paulo Pozzo Prince Princess Prioress proud rapture San Marco SCENE 1.-Valetta seat shew Sicily Signior Zotti slaves smile soft soul speak strange sweet sword thee thine thou thought trembling Turks Valetta Verdon Vicentio vile Villagardo Volturno wild wine wretch Zounds Zulemah
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Page 235 - And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee : for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Page 2 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Page 235 - The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea ; and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world ! THE SECOND DAY. Psalm ix. Confitebor tibi. I "WILL give thanks unto thee, O LORD, with my whole heart ; I will speak of all thy marvellous works.
Page xiv - Then in PALESTINE, By the way-side, in sober grandeur, stood A Hospital, that, night and day, received The pilgrims of the west; and, when 'twas asked, 'Who are the noble founders?' every tongue At once replied,
Page v - A dreadful noise was heard on its approach, that alarmed the whole city. It passed over part of the port, and came first upon an English ship, which in an instant was torn to pieces, and nothing left but the hulk ; part of the masts, sails, and cordage were carried along with the cloud to a considerable distance.
Page xiv - Who are the noble founders ?" every tongue At once replied, " The merchants of Amalfi." That Hospital, when Godfrey scaled the walls, Sent forth its holy men in complete steel ; And hence, the cowl relinquished for the helm, That chosen band, valiant, invincible, So long renowned as champions of the Cross, In Rhodes, in Malta.
Page xxxiv - were armed, or rather embarrassed, with an incredible number of hands; the general alone had 800 men on board. They were superbly ornamented ; gold blazed on the numerous basso-relievos and sculptures on the stern ; enormous sails, striped with blue and white, carried on their middle a great cross of Malta, painted red. Their elegant flags floated majestically. In a word, everything concurred, when they were under sail, to render it a magnificent spectacle ; but their construction was little adapted...
Page 335 - As the city of Valetta is built upon a hill, none of the ftreets except the key are level.
Page xxix - Wherefore like stout fellows they opposed any that thought to enrich themselves with their ample revenues, and stood on their own defence and justification. CHAP. VII. — The Hospitallers at last got on an Advantage and suppressed. BUT Barnabas' day itself hath a night ; and this longlived order, which in England went over the graves of all others, came at last to its own.
Page xxxiv - The caravans, or cruises of the galleys, were now nothing but parties of pleasure to and from the delicious havens of Sicily ; the defence of those superb ramparts, the monuments of the glory of the order, was confided to foreign and mercenary soldiers ; and that social energy, which had made one of the greatest empires of the universe to tremble, was now no longer exemplified, except in the sparks of courage struck from a few individuals.