The Alhambra . THE COURT OF LIONS 157 and given up his capital to the Christians. The Spanishmonarchs would never have been able to conquer it by openforce. I endeavoured to vindicate the memory of the unluckyBoabdil from this aspersion, and to show that the dissensions I ^ /ei^;j^;. ^j:m^.^. A IVindmv in the Hall of Justice. which led to the downfall of the Moorish throne originated inthe cruelty of his tiger-hearted father; but the Moor wouldadmit of no palliation. Muley Abul Hassan, said he, might have been cruel :but he was brave, vigilant, and patriotic. Had he beenproperly seconded, Gran
The Alhambra . THE COURT OF LIONS 157 and given up his capital to the Christians. The Spanishmonarchs would never have been able to conquer it by openforce. I endeavoured to vindicate the memory of the unluckyBoabdil from this aspersion, and to show that the dissensions I ^ /ei^;j^;. ^j:m^.^. A IVindmv in the Hall of Justice. which led to the downfall of the Moorish throne originated inthe cruelty of his tiger-hearted father; but the Moor wouldadmit of no palliation. Muley Abul Hassan, said he, might have been cruel :but he was brave, vigilant, and patriotic. Had he beenproperly seconded, Granada would still have been ours; but 158 THE ALII AM BRA his son Boabdil thwarted his plans, crippled his power, sowedtreason in his palace, and dissension in his camp. May thecurse of God light upon him for his treachery 1 With thesewords the Moor left the Alhambra. The indignation of my turbaned companion agrees with ananecdote related by a friend, who, in the course of a tour inBarbary, had an interview with the Pacha of Tetuan. TheMoorish governor was particular in his inquiries about Spain,and especially concerning the favoured region of Andalusia,the delights of Granada, and the remains of its royal replies awakened all those fond recollections, so deeplycherished by t
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