Spain, as it is, المجلد 1

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Colburn and Company, 1851
 

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الصفحة 225 - Praise to God ! Delicately have the fingers of the artist embroidered my robe after setting the jewels of my diadem. People compare me to the throne of a bride ; yet I surpass it in this, that I can secure the felicity of those who possess me.
الصفحة 189 - And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth ; and shutteth, and no man openeth...
الصفحة 275 - ¡Ay de mi Alhama!' Cartas le fueron venidas Que Alhama era ganada; Las cartas echó en el fuego, Y al mensajero matara. '¡Ay de mi Alhama!' Descabalga de una muía, Y en un caballo cabalga ; Por el Zacatín arriba Subido se había al Alhambra. '¡Ay de mi Alhama!
الصفحة 200 - ... by the night, when it covereth him with darkness; by the heaven, and him who built it; by the earth, and him who spread it forth; by the soul, and him who completely formed it, and inspired into the same its faculty of distinguishing, and power of choosing, wickedness and piety: now is he who hath purified the same happy; but he who hath corrupted the same is miserable.
الصفحة 230 - This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it ; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
الصفحة 105 - ... of course, are acquainted with the temper and disposition of their companions, and best able to manage them ; and the prospect of advancement to higher grades is an inducement to all to behave well. When a convict enters, he is asked what trade or employment he will work at or learn, and above forty are open to him, so that he has the means of devoting his time to any he knows, or, if ignorant of all, to one he feels an inclination for, or which he is aware will be useful to him when he is liberated.
الصفحة 211 - Seest thou not how the water from above flows on the surface, notwithstanding the current underneath strives to oppose its progress; like a lover whose eyelids are pregnant with tears, and who suppresses them from fear of an informer?
الصفحة 104 - There are a thousand prisoners, and in the whole establishment I did not see above three or four guardians to keep them in order. They say there are only a dozen old soldiers, and not a bar or bolt that might not be easily broken — apparently not more fastenings than in any private house.
الصفحة 106 - ... others, who, by their selecting a trade, have shown a disposition to be industrious and improve themselves. " When first the convict enters the establishment, he wears chains, but on his application to the commander they are taken off, unless he has not conducted himself well. Among some hundreds, I only saw three or four with irons on their legs. There seemed to be the most perfect discipline. They work in rows, rose in rank as we passed, and seemed obedient to a word. They are not allowed to...

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