The Story of SevilleJ.M. Dent & Company, 1903 - 271 pages |
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Page 5
... beautiful courts so that the passer - by may peep within . ' Seville is a fine town , ' wrote Lord Byron , in a letter , during his stay in Spain in 1809. We may regret that he had so little to say about the 5 Romans , Goths and Moors.
... beautiful courts so that the passer - by may peep within . ' Seville is a fine town , ' wrote Lord Byron , in a letter , during his stay in Spain in 1809. We may regret that he had so little to say about the 5 Romans , Goths and Moors.
Page 9
... dis- covered in the Calle Abades , and the beautiful fragments of capitals and statues in the Museo Arqæló- gico are the chief vestiges of Seville in the days of the Romans . At Urbs Italica , the camp of 9 Romans , Goths and Moors.
... dis- covered in the Calle Abades , and the beautiful fragments of capitals and statues in the Museo Arqæló- gico are the chief vestiges of Seville in the days of the Romans . At Urbs Italica , the camp of 9 Romans , Goths and Moors.
Page 18
... Africa . The Sevillians made a valiant defence of their beautiful city ; but after several weeks of siege Musa led his army through the gates . From that hour , until its capture by Fernando III . , 18 The Story of Sevill.
... Africa . The Sevillians made a valiant defence of their beautiful city ; but after several weeks of siege Musa led his army through the gates . From that hour , until its capture by Fernando III . , 18 The Story of Sevill.
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... Beautiful palaces were built upon the sites of the Roman halls , gardens were shady with palms , and odorous with the blossom of orange trees , and there were hundreds of public baths . The streets were paved and lighted . In winter the ...
... Beautiful palaces were built upon the sites of the Roman halls , gardens were shady with palms , and odorous with the blossom of orange trees , and there were hundreds of public baths . The streets were paved and lighted . In winter the ...
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... beautiful metal work of divers kinds , which was in demand all over Spain for centuries . Moorish civilisation was unsurpassed for its handicrafts and architectural decorations . Long after the Christian reclamation of Seville , the ...
... beautiful metal work of divers kinds , which was in demand all over Spain for centuries . Moorish civilisation was unsurpassed for its handicrafts and architectural decorations . Long after the Christian reclamation of Seville , the ...
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