The Fair God: Or, The Last of the 'Tzins : a Tale of the Conquest of Mexico |
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Acatlan Alvarado Anahuac answered arms asked azoteas Aztec battle beautiful brave breast Cacama cacique canoe Chalcan chamber child chinampa Cholula combat comrade Cortes cried door dream eyes face father flowers fountain garden girl gods gold Guatamozin hand head hear heard heart holy Huitzil hunter Iztapalapan Iztlil king king's knelt lake laughed light listened looked lord Cuitlahua lord Hualpa Malinche maquahuitl Maxtla Mictlan minstrel monarch Montezuma morning Mualox Nenetzin never night noble ocelot Orteguilla Othmi paba palace passed portico pray priest prince princess pulque Quetzal replied royal Seņor shield silent slave smile song soul speak spoke steps stood strangers street Tecalco Tecetl tell temple Tenoch Tenochtitlan teocallis Tezcucan Tezcuco thee thou thought tianguez Tlacopan Tlascalans to-morrow tower Tula tzin tzin's valley voice waiting walked walls warrior words Xoli Yeteve
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Page 159 - Last night I was the King of Spain, — to-day no king am I; Last night fair castles held my train, — to-night where shall I lie? Last night a hundred pages did serve me on the knee, — To-night not one I call mine own: — not one pertains to me.
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