 I will be no man's tributary! I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your Emperor may be a great prince ; I do not doubt it when I see that he has sent his subjects so far across the waters; and I am willing to hold him as a brother. As for the Pope...  Columbian Historical Novels - Page 287by John Roy Musick - 1895Full view - About this book
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...brow grew darker, as he replied : ' I will be no man's tributary ! I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your emperor may be a great prince ; I do not...subjects so far across the waters ; and I am. willing to hold him as a brother. As for the Pope of whom you speak, he must be crazy to talk of giving away countries... | |
 | Pioneers - 1869 - 308 pages
...dark brow grew darker. "I will be no man's tributary," he said; "I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your emperor may be a great prince ; I do not...subjects so far across the waters; and I am willing to hold him as a brother. As for the pope, of whom you speak, he must be crazy to talk of giving away... | |
 | Adolph Heimann - 1871 - 304 pages
...dark brow grew darker as he replied, 'I will be no man's tributary! I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your emperor may be a great prince; I do not...subjects so far across the waters ; and I am willing to hold him as a brother.1 He then demanded of Valverde, by what authority he had said these things. The... | |
 | William Dalton - 1872 - 636 pages
...brow and flashing eye, replied, — " I will be no man's tributary. I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your emperor may be a great prince; I do not...subjects so far across the waters, and I am willing to hold him as a brother. As for the pope of whom you speak, he must be crazy to talk of giving away countries... | |
 | John Young Sargent - 1873 - 188 pages
...his brow grew darker as he replied, " I will be no man's tributary. I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your emperor may be a great prince : I do not...subjects so far across the waters : and I am willing to hold him as a brother. As for the Pope, of whom you speak, he must be crazy to talk of giving away... | |
 | Ross Winans - 1873 - 496 pages
...brow grew darker as he replied, — "I will be no man's tributary. I am greater than any prince upon earth. Your emperor may be a great prince ; I do not...subjects so far across the waters; and I am willing to hold him as a brother. As for the Pope, of whom you speak, he must be crazy to talk of giving away... | |
 | Clara Corfield - 1874 - 396 pages
...speak such words to me?' he demanded. ' I will be no man's tributary. I am the greatest sovereign upon earth. Your Emperor may be a great prince — I do not doubt it when I see the power of his servants — and I am willing to call him my brother. But I will not acknowledge that... | |
 | Theodore Vogel - 1877 - 414 pages
...he possessed the supreme authority. He cried indignantly, " I am greater than any other Prince upon earth ! Your Emperor may be a great Prince, I do not doubt it, since I see that he has sent his servants across the sea to me, and I am ready to consider him as a... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 856 pages
...darker, as he replied : ' I will be no man's tributary II am greater than any prince upon earth. Tour emperor may be a great prince ; I do not doubt it, when I see that he hue sent his subject" so far across the waters ; and I am willing to hold him ae a brother. Aa for... | |
 | Fifty celebrated men - 1881 - 360 pages
...darker. " I will be no man's tributary," he said ; " I am greater than any prince upon earth. Tour emperor may be a great prince ; I do not doubt it, when 1 see that he has sent his subjects so far across the waters ; and I am willing to hold him as a brother.... | |
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