The League of the Alps: The Siege 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 . • ALPHONSO CARLOS HERNANDEZ 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 . • ALPHONSO CARLOS HERNANDEZ 154 ADVERTISEMENT .
Page 155
... GONZALEZ . • ALPHONSO CARLOS HERNANDEZ ABDULLAH · • GARCIAS ELMINA · XIMENA . THERESA • Governor of Valencia . His Sons . A Priest . A Moorish Prince , Chief of the Army besieging Valencia . A Spanish Knight . Wife to Gonzalez . Her ...
... GONZALEZ . • ALPHONSO CARLOS HERNANDEZ ABDULLAH · • GARCIAS ELMINA · XIMENA . THERESA • Governor of Valencia . His Sons . A Priest . A Moorish Prince , Chief of the Army besieging Valencia . A Spanish Knight . Wife to Gonzalez . Her ...
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 power To rouse a spirit , which in triumphant scorn May cast off nature's feebleness , and hold Its proud career unshackled , dashing down Tears and fond thoughts to earth ; give voice to those ! I have ...
... GONZALEZ . If there be strains of power To rouse a spirit , which in triumphant scorn May cast off nature's feebleness , and hold Its proud career unshackled , dashing down Tears and fond thoughts to earth ; give voice to those ! I have ...
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... 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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ANSELMO art thou banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath breeze bright bright land brow burst call'd cloud Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep didst doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n faded faint fair fair brow falchion father fearful flowers fount gaze glance gleam gloom glorious glory GONZALEZ grave hath hear heard heart Heaven HERNANDEZ hour hush'd joyous Lake of Lucerne land light lone look look'd midst mighty mirth MONTALBA Moorish night noble o'er pale pass'd pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Rio verde round scene seem'd shades shadows shining SICILIANS Sicily silent sleep slumber smile soft song soul sound Spain speak spears spirit stars storm streams strong sweet sword tears thee thine things thou art Thou hast thought tomb tone unto Valencia VITTORIA voice wave weep wild wind wouldst XIMENA young youth