Roderick, the Last of the Goths, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 |
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... holy foresight , collected the sacred relics which he could , and the most precious books of his own church and of ... ark full of many and most remarkable relics , which , through divers chances and dangers , had been brought from Jeru ...
... holy foresight , collected the sacred relics which he could , and the most precious books of his own church and of ... ark full of many and most remarkable relics , which , through divers chances and dangers , had been brought from Jeru ...
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... sacred books which were saved at that time , there are specified the Holy Scriptures , the Coun- cils , the works of ... holy ark , together with many others of the relics which were then removed , so do I verily believe that there are ...
... sacred books which were saved at that time , there are specified the Holy Scriptures , the Coun- cils , the works of ... holy ark , together with many others of the relics which were then removed , so do I verily believe that there are ...
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... holy ark , the holy bodies , and the other great relics which , at the destruction of Spain , were hidden in the cave and well of Monsagro , and for this cause he had it built with so much care , and so richly , and with such security ...
... holy ark , the holy bodies , and the other great relics which , at the destruction of Spain , were hidden in the cave and well of Monsagro , and for this cause he had it built with so much care , and so richly , and with such security ...
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... ark . Know then that herein is great part of the wood or cross of our Lord . Of his garment for which they cast lots . Of the blessed bread whereof he ate at the Supper . Of his linen , of the holy handkerchief ( the Sudario ) , and of ...
... ark . Know then that herein is great part of the wood or cross of our Lord . Of his garment for which they cast lots . Of the blessed bread whereof he ate at the Supper . Of his linen , of the holy handkerchief ( the Sudario ) , and of ...
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... Holy Ark came into Spain is this , conformably to what is written by all our grave authors . When Cosroes the King of Persia , in the time of the Emperor Heraclius , came upon the Holy Land , and took the city of Jerusalem , the bi ...
... Holy Ark came into Spain is this , conformably to what is written by all our grave authors . When Cosroes the King of Persia , in the time of the Emperor Heraclius , came upon the Holy Land , and took the city of Jerusalem , the bi ...
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Abulcacem Alonso altar amid arms Asturian battle behold Bishop blood brought Caliph Cava cave Chiefs child Christian church claspt cloud Count Don Julian Count Julian's Covadonga cried cross dear death deceive Deva Devil Diptyches doth dreadful earth Elder exclaimed eyes faith false Hermit father feet fell Florinda gave Goth grave grief hand hath head hear heard heart Heaven hermitage Holy Ark Holy Spirit honour hope hour King Don Rodrigo knew look Lord Maccabee manner mercy Moors mountain o'er orarium Orelio Orpas Oviedo Pelayo penance penitence Pierre de Marca pray prayers Rejoicing relics renegade replied rock Roderick Saints side sins Siverian soul Spain spake stream strength Suevi sword tears thee thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thou shouldst thou wert thou wilt thought thyself Toledo vale vengeance victory voice ween Witiza
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Page 76 - Nor were the chiefs Of victory less assured, by long success Elate, and proud of that o'erwhelming strength Which, surely they believed, as it had rolled Thus far...
Page 108 - tis shown ye there ! Look yonder at that cloud, which through the sky Sailing alone, doth cross in her career The rolling moon ! I watched it as it came, And deemed the deep opaque would blot her beams ; But, melting like a wreath of snow, it hangs In folds of wavy silver round, and clothes The orb with richer beauties than her own, Then passing, leaves her in her light serene.
Page 156 - And curtle-axe on helm and buckler rung; Armour was riven, and wounds were interchanged, And many a spirit from its mortal hold Hurried to bliss or bale. Well did the Chiefs Of Julian's army in that hour support Their old esteem ; and well Count Pedro there Enhanced his former praise ; and by his side, Rejoicing like a bridegroom in the strife, Alphonso through the host of infidels Bore on his bloody lance dismay and death.
Page 174 - His tremulous voice far echoing loud and shrill, A frequent, anxious cry, with which he seem'd To call the master whom he loved so well, And who had thus again forsaken him.
Page 10 - Rests on the hills ; and, oh ! how awfully Into that deep and tranquil firmament The summits of Auseva rise serene ! The watchman on the battlements partakes The stillness of the solemn hour ; he feels The silence of the earth, the endless sound Of flowing water soothes him, and the stars — Which in that brightest moonlight well-nigh...
Page 163 - Blind that I was to know him not till now ! My Master, O my Master! He meantime With easy pace moved on to meet their march. King...
Page 9 - How calmly, gliding through the dark-blue sky, The midnight Moon ascends ! Her placid beams, Through thinly scattered leaves and boughs grotesque, Mottle with mazy shades the orchard slope : Here, o'er the chestnut's fretted foliage, gray And massy, motionless they spread ; here shine Upon the crags, deepening with blacker night Their chasms ; and there the glittering argentry Ripples and glances on the confluent streams.
Page 163 - Before Saint Peter's altar ; unto him Grace was vouchsafed ; and by that holy power Which at Visonia from the Primate's hand Of his own proper act to me was given, Unworthy as I am, . . yet sure I think Not without mystery, as the event hath shown, . . Did I accept Count Julian's penitence, And reconcile the dying man to Heaven.
Page 134 - Vain was all valour there, all martial skill ; The valiant arm is helpless now ; the feet Swift in the race avail not now to save ; They perish, all their thousands perish there, . . . Horsemen and infantry they perish all, . . . The outward armour and the bones within Broken and bruised and crush'd. Echo prolong'd The long uproar : a silence then ensued, Through which the sound of Deva's stream was heard, A lonely voice of waters, wild and sweet ; The lingering groan, the faintly-utter'd prayer,...