The talismanE. Duyckinck, Collins & Hannay, Collins & Company, E. Bliss and E. White, and W.B. Gilley. J. & J. Harper, printers, 1825 |
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... called , the Lake Asphaltites , where the waves of the Jordan pour them- selves into an inland sea , from which there is no discharge of waters . The warlike pilgrim had toiled among cliffs and precipices during the earlier part of the ...
... called , the Lake Asphaltites , where the waves of the Jordan pour them- selves into an inland sea , from which there is no discharge of waters . The warlike pilgrim had toiled among cliffs and precipices during the earlier part of the ...
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... called naphtha , which floated idly on the slug gish and sullen waves , supplied those rolling clouds with new vapours , and seemed to give awful testimony to the truth of the Mosaic history . Upon this scene of desolation the sun shone ...
... called naphtha , which floated idly on the slug gish and sullen waves , supplied those rolling clouds with new vapours , and seemed to give awful testimony to the truth of the Mosaic history . Upon this scene of desolation the sun shone ...
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... called a mace - of - arms , and which hung to the saddle bow ; the reins were secured by chain - work , and the front - stall of the bridle was a steel plate , with apertures for the eyes and nostrils , having in the midst a short sharp ...
... called a mace - of - arms , and which hung to the saddle bow ; the reins were secured by chain - work , and the front - stall of the bridle was a steel plate , with apertures for the eyes and nostrils , having in the midst a short sharp ...
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... called to battle by thy approach . ' The Knight of the Couchant Leopard yielded a ready and courteous assent ; and the late foes , without an angry look or gesture of doubt , rode side by side to the little cluster of palm- trees ...
... called to battle by thy approach . ' The Knight of the Couchant Leopard yielded a ready and courteous assent ; and the late foes , without an angry look or gesture of doubt , rode side by side to the little cluster of palm- trees ...
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... called upon to announce them . The Saracen Emir formed a marked and striking contrast with the western crusader , His stature was indeed above the middle size , but he was at least three inches shorter than the European , whose size ...
... called upon to announce them . The Saracen Emir formed a marked and striking contrast with the western crusader , His stature was indeed above the middle size , but he was at least three inches shorter than the European , whose size ...
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anchorite answered Arab Archbishop of Tyre arms attendants Austria baron battle Berengaria betwixt Blondel blood brave camp chapel chivalry Christendom Christian combat command Conrade couch crusaders desert Duke of Austria dwarf Edith Plantagenet Emir Engaddi exclaimed eyes fair faith fear Gilsland grace Grand Master Hakim hand hath head heard Heaven hermit holy honour horse hound infidel King of England King Richard kinswoman Lady Edith lance Leopard liege Lion look manner marabout Marquis of Montserrat methinks monarch Nectabanus Neville noble Nubian Palestine pavilion person physician poniard present princes Prophet Queen rank rendered replied Richard of England Richard Plantagenet royal sage Saint Saint George Saladin Saracen Scot Scottish knight seemed Sir Kenneth slave Soldan soldier speak stood sword Templar tent thee thine Thomas de Vaux thou art thou hast thou wilt thyself tion tone turban voice warriors western warrior words yonder
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Página 58 - Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace. With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost.
Página 134 - Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest. Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse ? Long years of havoc urge their destined course, And thro' the kindred squadrons mow their way.
Página 3 - THE burning sun of Syria had not yet attained its highest point in the horizon, when a knight of the Red-cross, who had left his distant northern home, and joined the host of the crusaders in Palestine, was pacing slowly along the sandy deserts which lie in the vicinity of the Dead Sea, or, as it is called, the Lake Asphaltites, where the waves of the Jordan pour themselves into an inland sea, from which there is no discharge of waters.
Página 5 - An outline of the same device might be traced on his shield, though many a blow had almost effaced the painting. The flat top of his cumbrous cylindrical helmet was unadorned with any crest. In retaining their own unwieldy defensive...
Página 6 - In the desert," saith an Eastern proverb, " no man meets a friend." The Crusader was totally indifferent whether the infidel, who now approached on his gallant barb as if borne on the wings of an eagle, came as friend or foe ; perhaps, as a vowed champion of the Cross, he might rather have preferred the latter. He disengaged his lance from...
Página 93 - ... companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit. He forgets neither friend nor foe, remembers, and with accuracy, both benefit and injury. He hath a share of man's intelligence, but no share of man's falsehood. You may bribe a soldier to slay a man with his sword, or a witness to take life by false accusation ; but you cannot make a hound tear his benefactor : he is the friend of man, save when 'man justly incurs his enmity.
Página 7 - His own long spear was not couched or levelled like that of his antagonist, but grasped by the middle with his right hand, and brandished at arm's length above his head. As the cavalier approached his enemy at full career, he seemed to expect that the Knight of the Leopard should put his horse to the gallop to encounter him.