The Bible in Spain; Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula, 1. köideMurray, 1843 - 391 pages |
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Page 254 - ... in dignified bearing, in strength of hand, and valour of heart? Who rides a nobler horse? Who has a firmer seat? And who more lovely than his wife, or sister, or daughter? But with respect to the Spanish aristocracy, the...
Page 251 - I will not dwell upon its streets, its edifices, its public squares, its fountains, though some of these are remarkable enough : but Petersburg has finer streets, Paris and Edinburgh more stately edifices, London far nobler squares, whilst Shiraz can boast of more costly fountains, though not cooler waters. But the population ! Within a mud wall, scarcely one league and a half in circuit, are contained two hundred thousand human beings, certainly forming the most extraordinary vital mass to be found...
Page 179 - Mother. — She wants no one to provide for her, my London Caloro, she can at any time provide for herself and her Ro. She can hokkawar, tell baji, and there are few to equal her at stealing a pastesas.
Page 230 - There are my two servants, who are likewise of us; the one is a youth, and is about to leave, being betrothed to one at some distance ; the other is old : he is now upon the road, following me with a mule and car.
Page 169 - Who knows more of the real Moors than myself ? About forty years ago I was with my ro in Ceuta, for he was still a soldier of the king, and he said to me one day, ' I am tired of this place where there is no bread and less water, I will escape and turn Corahano ; this night I will kill my sergeant and flee to the camp of the Moor.
Page xvi - Spain could no longer pay pence to Peter so freely as of yore, and from that period she became contemptible in the eyes of Rome, who has no respect for a nation save so far as it can minister to her cruelty or avarice. The Spaniard was still willing to pay as far as his means would allow, but he was soon given to understand that he was a degraded being —a barbarian — nay, a beggar. Now, you may draw the last cuarto from a Spaniard, provided you will concede to him the title of cavalier and rich...
Page 227 - Independence broke out, and there came to the village in which our .family lived an English officer in order to teach discipline to the new levies. He was quartered in my father's house, where he conceived a great affection for me. On his departure, with the consent of my father, I attended him through both the Castiles, partly as companion, partly as domestic.
Page 288 - Swear to the constitution, you she-rogue! " vociferated the swarthy sergeant. " Never! " said the spirited daughter of the Neapolitan Bourbons. " Then your cortejo shall die! " replied the sergeant. " Ho! ho! my lads; get ready your arms, and send four bullets through the fellow's brain.
Page 169 - Ah! a fine people are the Corahanoes; I often wish myself in their chim once more." " How is this, mother? " said I; " have you been in the land of the Moors?" " Twice have I been in their country, my Caloro — twice have I been in the land of the Corahai. The first time is more than fifty years ago: I was then with the Sese (Spaniards), for my husband was a soldier of the Crallis (King) of Spain, and Oran at that time belonged to Spain." " You were not then with the real Moors," said I, "but only...
Page 228 - ... live much in the same way as I believe my forefathers lived ; certainly as my father did, for his course has been mine. At his death I took possession of the herencia, for I was his only child. It was not requisite that I should follow any business, for my wealth was great; yet, to avoid remark, I have occasionally dealt in wool ; but lazily, lazily — as I had no stimulus for exertion.