Category: Historical Novels
Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil. ‘’Tis a fine Country,...
John lost no time, saw Guarda, and Almeida, Then rattled ’cross the Mountains to Freinada; In haste repaired to the great Chieftain’s Hall, To give his Letters, and to make his...
1. PART IINow once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks...
2. PART IFriends, Fashion, Fortune, will deceptive veer, Like fickle Seasons, in the varying Year. A sad it is, but melancholy Truth, How small, how slippery is the path of Youth: Many,...