Retrospective Review, Volume 3Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas C. and H. Baldwyn, 1823 - Bibliography |
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Page 21
... Moorish dynasty of Spain.- We wish we could flatter ourselves with the hope of receiv- ing much assistance from the researches of those who have followed in the train of our enlightened countryman . Mo- dern historians run little hazard ...
... Moorish dynasty of Spain.- We wish we could flatter ourselves with the hope of receiv- ing much assistance from the researches of those who have followed in the train of our enlightened countryman . Mo- dern historians run little hazard ...
Page 22
... Moorish dynasty in Spain , the most splendid and interesting portion of the inquiry , one that well deserves and would richly repay the pains it would require , in three or four pages of pompous , historical common - places , as if it ...
... Moorish dynasty in Spain , the most splendid and interesting portion of the inquiry , one that well deserves and would richly repay the pains it would require , in three or four pages of pompous , historical common - places , as if it ...
Page 196
... Moorish atabal , and listened to the soft lyre of the amorous trobador , still echo with the simple and harmonious strains of the pipe and tabor , gathering the villages around their festive lay . The different epochs of poetry have all ...
... Moorish atabal , and listened to the soft lyre of the amorous trobador , still echo with the simple and harmonious strains of the pipe and tabor , gathering the villages around their festive lay . The different epochs of poetry have all ...
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... Moors , -and it was not till the up - rising of the nation against the last and the long- est usurpation , that we see any prominent activity among the Spanish people . Inferior , probably , in arts and in arms , they quietly submitted ...
... Moors , -and it was not till the up - rising of the nation against the last and the long- est usurpation , that we see any prominent activity among the Spanish people . Inferior , probably , in arts and in arms , they quietly submitted ...
Page 202
... Moorish conquerors left behind them stronger and deeper marks ; their influence may be seen - their footsteps may be followed - relics of their glories may be discovered in almost every part of the Spanish peninsula - walls , and towers ...
... Moorish conquerors left behind them stronger and deeper marks ; their influence may be seen - their footsteps may be followed - relics of their glories may be discovered in almost every part of the Spanish peninsula - walls , and towers ...
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