Twenty-four Years in the Argentine Republic: Embracing Its Civil and Military History, and an Account of Its Political Condition, Before and During the Administration of Governor RossD. Appleton, 1846 - 324 Seiten |
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Seite 50 - The sky is changed! — and such a change! Oh, night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among, Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, lack to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Seite 50 - The sky is changed! - and such a change! Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Seite 1 - TWENTY-FOUR YEARS IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC; embracing the Author's Personal Adventures, with the Civil and Military History of the Country, and an Account of its Political Condition before and during the Administration of Governor Rosas, his course of Policy, the Causes and Character of his Interference with the Government of Monte Video, and the circumstances which led to the Interposition of England and France.
Seite 257 - When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak Of one that...
Seite 311 - When now I think you can behold such sights, And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, When mine are blanch'd with fear.
Seite 234 - thick-coming fancies ; " his " face is a book where men may read strange matters ;" — " Things bad begun, make strong themselves by ill:" until at length, he is " in blood Stept in so far, that, should he wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er ! " and his unearthly tempters complete their horrid task, and gain their prey.
Seite 35 - His words were interrupted at this moment by the discovery that our barricade was on fire, whether by accident or design I know not, but the flames rose and crackled so fiercely among the dry timbers and wood-work of the carts, that to stay them was impossible. The whole body rushed forth ; and in an instant we were fighting for life on every hand, the enemy having completely hemmed us in, in a common centre.
Seite 117 - I was in earnest conversation and gave it no heed, when suddenly I received a blow from behind, which threw me a little forward, and knocked my garro into the dirt. I turned to resent the insult, and met the frown of an exasperated friar. He was preceding the host, accompanied by his guard, from the musket of one of whom I had received the blow. But, as I always scrupulously conformed, outwardly at least, to the customs of the country, I instantly fell upon my knees, by the side of my friend, who...
Seite 321 - It was in the market-place that Rosas hung the bodies of many of his victims ; sometimes decorating them, in mockery, with ribands of the Unitarian color, (blue ;) and even attaching to the corses, labels, on which were inscribed the revolting words,
Seite 35 - ... disgraceful death. Another council was now called : the sufferings of the whole body had become intense ; officers and men had become perfectly desperate ; and it was resolved that, rather than stay there, dying inch by inch, we would make a sortie, and fall upon the sabres of our enemy. General Ratnarez, the good, the brave man, was alone in opposition to this measure.