The Dawn of American History in EuropeMacmillan, 1919 - 373 páginas |
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Africa Alaric Alfred Alfred's America Anglo-Saxons Arabs army Asia barbarians barons battle became began bishops Britons brought built called castles China Christian church coast Columbus conquer court Crusaders Danes Dark East emperor empire enemy England English Europe fell feudal fight fleet France French Gaul gold Goths Greece Greek guilds Holland horses hundred Indians island Jerusalem king king's kingdom knights labor land later Latin laws learned liberty Lisbon lived lord merchants miles monasteries monks Moors nobles Northmen ocean peace Peter the Hermit Petrarch Philip plunder pope Portugal Prince provinces rich river roads Roman Roman empire Rome route rulers sailed sailors Saracens Saxons serfs ships slaves soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish Spice Islands spices sword taxes Teutons thousand to-day took towns trade tribes Turks vessels victory voyage walls warriors weregelds West West Goths wild William William the Silent
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Página 262 - There was crying in Granada when the sun was going down ; Some calling on the Trinity — some calling on Mahoun. Here passed away the Koran — there in the Cross was borne — And here was heard the Christian bell — and there the Moorish horn...
Página 283 - Is there any one so foolish," he asks, " as to believe that there are antipodes with their feet opposite to ours ; people who walk with their heels upward, and their heads hanging down ? That there is a part of the world in which all things are topsyturvy : where the trees grow with their branches downward, and where it rains, hails and snows upward ? The idea of the roundness of the earth...
Página 111 - Oh, sir, I work very hard. I go out in the dawning, driving the oxen to the field and I yoke them to the plough. Be the winter never so stark. I dare not stay at home for fear of my lord: but every day I must plough a full acre or more, after having yoked the oxen and fastened the share and coulter to the plough!
Página 132 - that I have sought to live worthily while I lived, and after my life to leave to the men who come after me a remembrance in good works.
Página 98 - The barbarians drive us to the sea ; the sea drives us back to the barbarians : between them we are exposed to two sorts of death; we are either slain or drowned.
Página 337 - I know that we shall starve if not soon relieved, but starvation is preferable to the dishonored death which is the only alternative. Your menaces move me not ; my life is at your disposal ; here is my sword, plunge it into my breast, and divide my flesh among you. Take my body to appease your hunger, but expect no surrender so long as I remain alive.
Página 32 - ... found Rome a city of brick, and left it a city of marble.
Página 337 - Ye call us rat-eaters and dogeaters," they cried, "and it is true. So long, then, as ye hear dog bark or cat mew within the walls, ye may know that the city holds out. And when all has perished but ourselves, be sure that we will...
Página 112 - I drive my sheep to their pasture, and stand over them in heat and in cold with dogs, lest the wolves destroy them. I lead them back to their folds, and milk them twice a day ; and I move their folds, and make cheese and butter; and I am faithful to my lord.
Página 191 - God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer; whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.