... Moor ? Talba, thou art the most deadly foe I have encountered in war, but thou art the greatest — close thy garments, Alonso is not an executioner. Not my hand must do the deed. Thou hast rescued Hamet with the best blood of all thy race." " It... The Talba, Or, Moor of Portugal: A Romance - Page 282by Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1845 - 367 pagesFull view - About this book
| Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1845 - 388 pages
...Algarva for Hamet, the son of Alcanzor." " It was, then, to replace Hamet on the throne of thy Moslem master, now dead, that you entered on this wild war?"...art a king, noble in war, and of an ancient race; hut thy honours, thy descent, compared to the great Alcanzor, were but as a thing of yesterday. A hundred... | |
| Mackenzie Bell - American fiction - 1927 - 486 pages
...Hamet with the best blood of all thy race." " It was then to replace Hamet on the throne of thy Moslem master, now dead, that you entered on this wild war...descent, compared to the great Alcanzor, were but a thing of yesterday. A hundred Moorish kings had worn the diadem thou didst tear from his manly brow.... | |
| Mackenzie Bell - American fiction - 1927 - 528 pages
...Hamet with the best blood of all thy race." " It was then to replace Hamet on the throne of thy Moslem master, now dead, that you entered on this wild war ? " said the king. wounds. Alcanzor became thy captive, thy slave. I escaped present death and bonds ; but I followed... | |
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