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Alcazar Alhambra Alicante Alonso Andalusia Arabic arches azulejos beautiful blue Boabdil bright Burgos called Carlists carriage Cathedral CATHERINE STREET certainly church cold colour comfortable Cordova Court curious dark delicious delightful diligence EDMUND YATES English Escorial exceedingly exquisite Ferdinand finest flowers garden Generalife Gibraltar gipsy golden Granada green HENRY KINGSLEY inscriptions Isabella Italian Juan Juan de Mena kind King La Granja ladies light looked lovely Madrid magnificent Malaga Moorish Moors morning Moslem Mosque mountain Murillo myrtle never oleanders ourselves palace passed Philip picturesque Plaza pleasant politeness portrait pretty Queen Roman rose round scarcely seemed seen Segovia Seville Sierra Siete Suelos silver Spain Spaniards Spanish splendid steamer strange Tangiers Tarragona thing TINSLEY BROTHERS told Toledo towers town trees vols walk walls wild wonder yellow
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Page 270 - have now reigned above fifty years in victory or peace : beloved by " my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. " Riches and honours, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, " nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my " felicity. In this situation I have diligently numbered the days of " pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot : they amount " to FOURTEEN : — O man ! place not thy confidence in this present
Page 270 - ... above fifty years in victory or peace; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: they amount to fourteen. O man! place not thy confidence in this present world...