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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... entered upon that great plain , where the accursed cities provoked , in ancient days , the direct and dreadful vengeance of the Omnipotent . The toil , the thirst , the dangers of the way , were forgotten . as the traveller recalled the ...
... entered upon that great plain , where the accursed cities provoked , in ancient days , the direct and dreadful vengeance of the Omnipotent . The toil , the thirst , the dangers of the way , were forgotten . as the traveller recalled the ...
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... entered one dressed like a hunter , with bow and shafts , and followed by six others , his brethren . They were tall men , and though dark , yet comely to behold , but their eyes had more the glare of those of the dead , than the light ...
... entered one dressed like a hunter , with bow and shafts , and followed by six others , his brethren . They were tall men , and though dark , yet comely to behold , but their eyes had more the glare of those of the dead , than the light ...
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... entered the cavern , which afforded small appearance of accommodation . The cell was divided into two parts , in the outward of which were an altar of stone , and a crucifix made of reeds : This served the anchorite for his chapel . On ...
... entered the cavern , which afforded small appearance of accommodation . The cell was divided into two parts , in the outward of which were an altar of stone , and a crucifix made of reeds : This served the anchorite for his chapel . On ...
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... entered , and folding his arms on his bosom as he stood before them , said with a solemn voice " Blessed be His name , who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day , and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs , and to ...
... entered , and folding his arms on his bosom as he stood before them , said with a solemn voice " Blessed be His name , who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day , and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs , and to ...
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... entered the apartment in which this brilliant lustre was displayed , he perceived that the light proceeded from a combination of silver lamps , fed with purest oil , and send- ing forth the richest odours hanging by silver chains from ...
... entered the apartment in which this brilliant lustre was displayed , he perceived that the light proceeded from a combination of silver lamps , fed with purest oil , and send- ing forth the richest odours hanging by silver chains from ...
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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.