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Abdalasis Abderahman Aben Hud Africa Agapida Alfonso Alonzo Alvar Perez ancient Andalusia Arab Arabian armor arms army battle beauty beheld Bishop Oppas brave caliph camp captive castle cavaliers Ceuta CHAPTER Christians chronicle church command conquest Cordova Count Fernan Gonzalez Count Julian Count of Castile countess damsels death Don Alvar Don Roderick emir enemy Exilona eyes faith father fell Fernando the Saint field fight Florinda force fortress Garci Perez gates gave Gothic Granada Guadalete Guadalquivir guard hand hastened heart holy honor horse horsemen host infidels inhabitants King Fernando King of Leon kingdom lance land Leon Magued monarch Moorish Moors Moslem mountains Muza night noble Oppas passed Pelayo Pelistes prince princess received renegado sallied Sancho sent Seville siege slain soldiers sovereign Spain Spanish spoil steed sword Tagus Taric tent thee Theodomir thou throne Toledo took tower traitor troops valor veteran victory walls warriors Witiza youth
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Էջ 25 - all in motion, and the din and uproar became fiercer and fiercer; and whether the whole were an animated picture, or a vision, or an array of embodied spirits, conjured up by supernatural power, no one present could tell. They beheld before them a great field of battle, where Christians and Moslems were engaged in deadly
Էջ 21 - ancient men obeyed with fear and trembling, but their hands shook with age, and when they applied the keys the locks were so rusted by time, or of such strange workmanship, that they resisted their feeble efforts, whereupon the young cavaliers pressed forward and lent their aid. Still the locks were so numerous and
Էջ 107 - of an Arab horseman, armed with lance and buckler, which once surmounted it, and which varied with every wind. On this warlike weathercock was inscribed, in Arabic characters, — “Dice el sabio Aben Habuz Que asi se defiende el Andaluz.” (In this way, says Aben Habuz the Wise, The Andalusian his foe defies.) The Casa del
Էջ 161 - of their temples, and laid them at the feet of Muza; and placed in his power many of their noblest youths as hostages. A strong garrison was then appointed, and thus the fierce city of Saragossa was subdued to the yoke of the conqueror. The Arab generals pursued their conquests even to the foot of
Էջ 131 - The guards within feared to open the gate, lest with their friends they should admit a torrent of enemies. Seeing themselves thus shut out, the fugitives determined to die like brave soldiers rather than surrender. Wheeling suddenly round, they opened a path through the host of their pursuers, fought their way back to the camp,
Էջ 40 - had collected, Muza wrote a letter to the Caliph Waled Almanzor, setting forth the traitorous proffer of Count Julian, and the probability, through his means, of making a successful invasion of Spain. “A new land,” said he, “spreads itself out before our delighted eyes, and invites our conquest: a land, too, that equals Syria in
Էջ 122 - said—' Who was this peerless friend in whose praise thou art so fervent?” “His name,” replied Pelistes, “was Count Julian.” The Moslem warriors started with surprise. “Noble cavalier,” exclaimed they, “has grief disordered thy senses? Behold thy friend living and standing before thee, and yet thou dost not know him! This, this is Count Julian
Էջ 206 - public square. She knew of the death of her child, and that her own death was at hand, but she neither wept nor supplicated. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were haggard with watching, and her cheek was as the monumental stone; but there were the remains of commanding beauty in her countenance
Էջ 183 - conquered Roderick, and one who was an enemy to the religion of Mahomet; but the youthful lover only listened to ‘his passion. Their nuptials were celebrated at Seville with great pomp and rejoicings, and he gave his bride the name of Omalisam; that is to say, she of the precious jewels ; 1 but she
Էջ 197 - or governor of Spain. The new emir was of a cruel and suspicious nature, and commenced his sway with a stern severity that soon made those under his command look back with regret to the easy rule of Abdalasis. He regarded with an eye of distrust the renegado Christians who had aided in the conquest,