Dearforgil, the princess of Brefney, by the author of The last earl of Desmond |
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Dearforgil, the Princess of Brefney, by the Author of the Last Earl of Desmond Charles Bernard Gibson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2019 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abbe abbot altar Annals Annals of Clonmacnoise asked bishop blind blood bosom brehon Bridget brother called CHAPTER chariot church Cill-dara Conchabar Connaughtman Danes dark Dearforgil death Diarmaid Dublin Earl English Enna exclaimed eyes face Father Peter fear Ferns Fitzstephen Four Masters Giraldus Cambrensis Glendalough hand head hear heard heart Henry Henry II hero holy horse inquired the king Irish kings John of Salisbury Killpatrick king of Connaught king of Leinster king's kingdom lady looked Lord Righ Lough Ree MacGeoghegan MacThorkil Majesty Malachy Maurice Regan Meath Melaghlin mistress monarch monastery monk Nedha never Nicholas Breakspear noble Norman knight O'Donovan O'Loughlin O'Melaghlin O'Toole ollav palace Phooka priest Prince of Brefney Princess of Brefney queen revenge Roderick O'Conor Round Towers royal saints Shaun O'Davaran slain smile soul speak stood Strongbow Tara thee Thorkil thou thought Tiernan O'Rourke Waterford woman young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 56 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up...
Seite 177 - That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Seite 183 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Seite 14 - So lone and lovely, through this bleak way ? Are Erin's sons so good or so cold, As not to be tempted by woman or gold ? " " Sir Knight ! I feel not the least alarm, No son of Erin will offer me harm — For though they love women and golden store, Sir Knight ! they love honour and virtue more ! " On she went, and her maiden smile In safety lighted her round the Green Isle.
Seite 114 - What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known lust, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not covet.
Seite 141 - THE valley lay smiling before me, Where lately I left her behind; Yet I trembled, and something hung o'er me That sadden'd the joy of my mind.
Seite 98 - For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tam wi' furious ettle ; But little wist she Maggie's mettle Ae spring brought off her master hale, But left behind her ain gray tail : The carlin claught her by the rump, And left poor Maggie scarce a stump. Now, wha this tale o...
Seite 27 - I saw thrones And circling fires, And a dome rose near me, as by a spell, Whence flowed the tones Of silver lyres And many voices in wreathed swell; And their thrilling chime Fell on mine ears As the heavenly hymn of an angel-band — " It is now the time, These be the years, Of Cahal Mor of the Wine-red Hand ! " I sought the hall, And behold!
Seite 184 - Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Seite 27 - The clime Is a clime to praise, The clime is Erin's, the green and bland; And it is the time, These be the days, Of Cahal Mor of the Wine-red Hand!