 What would ye, my friends ? Why do ye murmur that we do not break our vows and surrender the city to the Spaniards ? a fate more horrible than the agony which she now endures. I tell you I have made an oath to hold the city, and may God give me strength...  The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History - Page 571by John Lothrop Motley - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 798 pages
...break our vows and surrender the eity to the Spaniards ? — a late more herrible than the agony whieh she now endures. I tell you I have made an oath to held the eity; and may God give me strength to keep my oath ! I ean die but onee, whether by your hands,... | |
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