General Books publication date: 2009
Original publication date: 1825
Original Publisher: Schumann
Subjects: Crusades
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Excerpt: CHAPTER III. He was a minstrel -- in his mood Was wisdom, mix'd with folly ; A tame companion to the good, But wild and fierce among the rude, And jovial with the jolly. A iiumii. M. u Armstrong. The events of the preceding day had been of a nature so interesting, and latterly so harassing, that the Constable felt weary, as after a severely contested battle-field, and slept soundly until the earliest beams of dawn saluted him through the opening of the tent. It was then that, with a mingled feeling of pain and satisfaction, he began to review the change which had taken place in his condition since the preceding morning. He had then arisen an ardent bridegroom, anxious to find favour in the eyes of his fair bride, and scrupulous about his dress and appointments, as if he hadbeen as young in years as in hopes and wishes. This was over, and he had now before him the painful task of leaving his betrothed for a term of years, even before wedlock had united them indissolubly, and of reflecting that she was exposed to all the dangers which assail female constancy in a situation thus critical. When the immediate anxiety for his nephew was removed, he was tempted to think that he had been something hasty in listening to the arguments of the Archbishop, and believing that Damian's death or recovery depended upon his own accomplishing, to the letter, and without delay his vow for the Holy Land. How many princes and kings, he thought to himself, have assumed the cross, and delayed or renounced it, yet lived and died in wealth and honour, without s...]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:41:10 +0000 es Copyright 202 6BiblioEteca Technologies SL