Letters from Spain, to His Nephews at HomeRichard Bentley, 1853 - 197 páginas |
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Abencerrage affectionate Uncle Alamada Alhama Alhambra Alonso Cano amuse ancient appearance Arabs arms ARTHUR beautiful believe Bensaken Boabdil bright building built Cadiz called cathedral celebrated centre chapel Charles the Fifth Christians church Cintra colour court DEAR G delight dressed edifice England English Europa Point eyes fancied Ferdinand Fonda gallery gardens gaze Gibraltar Granada Hall hill HISTORY OF GIBRALTAR horses immense Infanta inhabitants Jews journey King kingdom of Granada ladies land letter light likewise Lisbon little distance looking luxurious Malaga MARQUIS DE POMBAL Missias Moorish Moors morning mountains Murillo never night once painted palace passed picture picturesque Portugal Portuguese present principal Queen rendered returned rock royal scene seemed seen Seville shore side Sierra Nevada soon Spain Spaniards Spanish story streets summit supposed Tagus Tangiers Tetuan told tower town Virgin walk walls white marble wonder Zegri
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Página 80 - FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign will denies, Accepted at thy throne of grace. Let this petition rise : 2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee. 3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend; Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.
Página 84 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest...
Página 137 - Marvel not at this ; for the hour is coming, in which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth-; they that have done good to the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation,"
Página 83 - Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Página 126 - You do well," said his more masculine mother, "to weep like a woman, for what you could not defend like a man!
Página 14 - So restless on the wave below ! Thus heavenly hope is all serene; But earthly hope — how bright soe'er — Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene, As false and fleeting as 'tis fair! ON POETRY. With thine compared, O sovereign Poesy, Thy sister Arts
Página 143 - Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around. Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays!
Página 92 - The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. Th...
Página 116 - The usual formalities having been gone through, tho encounter commenced, and after a furious battle the Zegri were overcome, and the Queen thereby saved from a horrible death, and honourably acquitted. She was so grateful for this timely assistance, that she promised to become a Christian — a promise which, after the subjugation of Granada, she performed, and, I believe, ended her days in a nunnery. Such is the story that has been handed down among the romantic legends of Spain ; but many authors...
Página 195 - ... all by praying that we might all of us lead such Christian lives, through God's grace, that we might meet again in the Great Hereafter, if not in our earthly pilgrimage. He wound up the service by repeating in his very striking way — for he recited beautifully — Burns' touching words : — "And when, at last, we reach that coast, O'er life's rough ocean driven, May we rejoice, no wanderer lost ; A family in Heaven.