The Alhambra, being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the Peninsula (1907)
Calvert, Albert Frederick, 1872-1946 · London, John Lane; New York, John Lane company · leaf 349
istening all around,which falls within a circle of silvery froth, and then flows 206 The Alhambra. amidst translucent jewels of surpassing loveliness; exceedingthe marble in whiteness, and the alabaster in transparency. O thou who beholdest these lions couching, fear not;life is wanting to enable… … A LITTLE TEMPLE IN THE COURT A PEEP INTO THE COURT OF OF THE LIONS. THE LIONS. Athenian weaver, who opines—To bring in—God shield us !—a lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing; for there is nota more fearful wild-fowl than your lion living. Yet theadmonition may not have been altogether…
