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Identifier: oldcourtlifespai02elli (find matches)
Title: Old court life in Spain
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Elliot, Frances, 1820-1898
Subjects: Spain -- Court and courtiers
Publisher: New York, London : G. P. Putnams's sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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an.Such a stone as this, he says, reflectively,holding up the Balax to the light, as if unable todetach his eyes from it, I never saw, though I amcunning in gems. It is unequalled. It may savemy crown. Who knows? Till then I will cherishit as a lover does his mistress. In my bosom I willplace thee, wondrous stone, next to my heart ofhearts.^ Don Juan, though wholly disapproving thesebarbarities as useless and uncivilised, instead offalling away from his master like the rest, applieshimself to strengthen his cause. To the dis-sipated and the yoimg he holds out the prospectof unlimited license; to the ambitious, power; to The Balax of the Red King was given by Don Pedro afterthe battle of Navarrete. This is the same fair ruby, great as aracket ball, which Queen Elizabeth showed to Melville, the am-bassador of Mary Queen of Scots, and which he asked her to be-stow on his mistress, which she refused, and it is the identical gemwhich adorned the centre of the royal crown of Queen Victoria.
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156 OLD COURT LIFE IN SPAIN where he finds his horse, arms, and slave, 5;ame time stem injimctions to of Castile before sunrise. , Don Pedro advances to where es dead upon the floor, of Don Fadique did you with 1Suclholding up tliD^th^of El Gran Capitan. detach his eyes frc^Porh a Pointing by M. Crespo..cunning inigSHdnal Eochibitionof.Fine Arts, 5iadri4?,i8^*.vmv (^ro^n. Wlio knows? Till then I will cherish -ess. In my bosom I willne, next to my heart of .-•»-•.-< -o\nng h Queen t Queen of i - :■. ! .- A3, which she refused nticalgem iic centre of tiie royal Victoria.

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