The League of the Alps: The Seige of Valencia, The Vespers of Palermo, and Other PoemsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826 - 480 pages |
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Page 154
... employed the agency of imaginary characters , and fixed upon " Valencia del Cid " as the scene to give them " A local habitation and a name . " DRAMATIS PERSONE . ALVAR GONZALEZ . Governor of Valencia . 154 ADVERTISEMENT .
... employed the agency of imaginary characters , and fixed upon " Valencia del Cid " as the scene to give them " A local habitation and a name . " DRAMATIS PERSONE . ALVAR GONZALEZ . Governor of Valencia . 154 ADVERTISEMENT .
Page 155
... GONZALEZ . Governor of Valencia . ALPHONSO His Sons . CARLOS HERNANDEZ A Priest . ABDULLAH GARCIAS ELMINA • XIMENA . THERESA A Moorish Prince , Chief of the Army besieging Valencia . A Spanish Knight . Wife to Gonzalez . Her Daughter ...
... GONZALEZ . Governor of Valencia . ALPHONSO His Sons . CARLOS HERNANDEZ A Priest . ABDULLAH GARCIAS ELMINA • XIMENA . THERESA A Moorish Prince , Chief of the Army besieging Valencia . A Spanish Knight . Wife to Gonzalez . Her Daughter ...
Page 164
... GONZALEZ enters . ELMINA . My noble lord ! Welcome from this day's toil ! —It is the hour Whose shadows , as they deepen , bring repose Unto all weary men ; and wilt not thou Free thy mail'd bosom from the corslet's weight , To rest at ...
... GONZALEZ enters . ELMINA . My noble lord ! Welcome from this day's toil ! —It is the hour Whose shadows , as they deepen , bring repose Unto all weary men ; and wilt not thou Free thy mail'd bosom from the corslet's weight , To rest at ...
Page 165
... GONZALEZ . If there be strains of To rouse a spirit , which in triumphant scorn May cast off nature's feebleness , and hold Its proud career unshackled , dashing down power Tears and fond thoughts to earth ; give voice to those ! I have ...
... GONZALEZ . If there be strains of To rouse a spirit , which in triumphant scorn May cast off nature's feebleness , and hold Its proud career unshackled , dashing down power Tears and fond thoughts to earth ; give voice to those ! I have ...
Page 166
... GONZALEZ . Aye , speak of him ; for in that name is power , Such as might rescue kingdoms ! Speak of him ! We are his children ! They that can look back I ' th ' annals of their house on such a name , How should they take dishonour by ...
... GONZALEZ . Aye , speak of him ; for in that name is power , Such as might rescue kingdoms ! Speak of him ! We are his children ! They that can look back I ' th ' annals of their house on such a name , How should they take dishonour by ...
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ABDULLAH agony ALPHONSO ANSELMO arms art thou aught banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath bright brow call'd Castile CITIZEN clouds Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n fair father fear flowers GARCIAS glorious glory gone GONZALEZ grave grief hast thou hath hear heard Heaven HERNANDEZ holy hope hour hush'd know'st lance wards land light lone look look'd midst mighty MONTALBA mother Mozambic ne'er night noble o'er pale pass'd peasant pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Roncesvalles round scene scorn SICILIANS Sicily silent singing bee sleep smile song sons soul sound speak spirit storm strong sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art Thou hast thou shouldst thought thy heart Twas Twill unto Valencia VITTORIA voice warriors wave wild wilt winds wouldst thou XIMENA young youth ΧΙΜΕΝΑ