The Alhambra . the ruins of its castle. That castle, he said, was inhabited by aMoorish king at the timeof the wars of Isabella invadedit with a great army ; butthe king looked downfrom his castle among theclouds, and laughed herto scorn ! Upon this theMrgin appeared to the queen, and guided her and her armyup a mysterious path in the mountains, which had never beforebeen known, ^^hen the Moor saw her coming, he was astonished,and springing uith his horse from a precipice, was dashed topieces ! The marks of his horses hoofs, said the old man, are to be seen in the margin of the r
The Alhambra . the ruins of its castle. That castle, he said, was inhabited by aMoorish king at the timeof the wars of Isabella invadedit with a great army ; butthe king looked downfrom his castle among theclouds, and laughed herto scorn ! Upon this theMrgin appeared to the queen, and guided her and her armyup a mysterious path in the mountains, which had never beforebeen known, ^^hen the Moor saw her coming, he was astonished,and springing uith his horse from a precipice, was dashed topieces ! The marks of his horses hoofs, said the old man, are to be seen in the margin of the rock to this day. Andsee, seiiors, yonder is the road by which the queen and herarmy mounted : you see it like a ribbon up the mountains side;but the miracle is, that, though it can be seen at a distance,when you come near it disappears ! The ideal road to which he pointed was undoubtedly a sandyravine of the mountain, which looked narrow and defined at adistance, but became broad and indistinct on an THE TOURXEV 33
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