| Charles William Heckethorn - 1875 - 348 páginas
...savour unto Heaven. The Moors were enemies to their country though they had civilized it, and the Jew belonged to an accursed race ; to fight and destroy...Ferdinand's holy war was attained, and the Moorish power destroyed, he left the free-lances to shift for themselves, which they did in their fashion, by returning... | |
| George Meredith - 1887 - 424 páginas
...not for his company." She answered, " 0 my father ! leave thou that to me. What says the poet 1 — ' It is the sapiency of fools, To shrink from handling evil tools.' " Now, while she was speaking she suddenly inclined her ear as to a distant noise ; but they heard... | |
| Charles William Heckethorn - 1897 - 392 páginas
...the king's motto evidently was — " It is the sapiency of fools To shrink from handling evil tool?," and brigands may make good soldiers. Brigands, moreover,...Ferdinand's holy war was attained, and the Moorish power VOL. I. 2" R destroyed, he left the free-lances to shift for themselves, which they did in their fashion,... | |
| George Meredith - 1898 - 334 páginas
...not for his company.' She answered, ' O my father ! leave thou that to me. What says the poet ? — " It is the sapiency of fools, To shrink from handling evil tools."' Now, while she was speaking she suddenly inclined her ear as to a distant noise ; but they heard nothing.... | |
| George Meredith - 1898 - 346 páginas
...care not for his company.' She answered, 'O my father! leave thou that to me. What says the poet?— " It is the sapiency of fools, To shrink from handling evil tools."' Now, while she was speaking, she suddenly inclined her ear as to a distant noise; but they heard nothing.... | |
| George Meredith - 1898 - 338 páginas
...care not for his company.' She answered, 'O my father I leave thou that to me. What says the poet? — "It is the sapiency of fools, To shrink from handling evil tools.'" Now, while she was speaking, she suddenly inclined her ear as to a distant noise; but they heard nothing.... | |
| George Meredith - 1898 - 342 páginas
...not for his company.' She answered, '0 my father! leave thou that to me. What says the poet ? — " It is the sapiency of fools, To shrink from handling evil tools."' Now, while she was speaking, she suddenly inclined her ear as to a distant noise; but they heard nothing.... | |
| Mary Sturge Gretton - 1926 - 280 páginas
...Noorna first summons Karaz she replies to her father's objections to her trying to make use of him : It is the sapiency of fools To shrink from handling evil tools, and, through much danger and difficulty, Noorna subdues Karaz into the shape of an ass and dutifulness to... | |
| Charles William Heckethorn - 2005 - 377 páginas
...readily joined the crusade against the Moors ; the king's motto evidently was— " It is the saplency of fools To shrink from 'handling evil tools," and...agreeing with those of Ferdinand himself, could not bat render the brigands favourites with him. But when the object of Ferdinand's holy war was attained,... | |
| |