. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. She was defeated and committedsuicide. Eoabdil-el-Chicos Farewell to Grenada E. Corhonlil, .-irtist H. , fimrniver Y^OABDll. set forward ivith bis fami!v for his aloticd residence in fJieJ_y valley of Fiirchcna. They ascended an eminence commanding thelast view of Grenada. As tlxy arrived at tins spot, the Moorspaused involuntarily to take a farewell glance at their beloved city. * * *The Moorish cavaliers ga^ed with a silent agony of tenderness and grief uponthat delicious abode,the scene of their laves and pleasures. IVhile they
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. She was defeated and committedsuicide. Eoabdil-el-Chicos Farewell to Grenada E. Corhonlil, .-irtist H. , fimrniver Y^OABDll. set forward ivith bis fami!v for his aloticd residence in fJieJ_y valley of Fiirchcna. They ascended an eminence commanding thelast view of Grenada. As tlxy arrived at tins spot, the Moorspaused involuntarily to take a farewell glance at their beloved city. * * *The Moorish cavaliers ga^ed with a silent agony of tenderness and grief uponthat delicious abode,the scene of their laves and pleasures. IVhile they yetlooked, a light cloud of smoke burst forth from the citadel, and presently ,ipeal of artillery, faintly heard, tofd that the city zvas taken possession of andthe throne of the Moslem kings was lost forever. The heart of Boabdil,softened by misfortunes and overcharged with grief, conld no longer containitself: Allah Acbbar. God is great/ said he: bat the words ofresignation died upon his lips and he burst into tears. Irving.^; Conquest of BOABDIL-EU-CHICOS FAREWELL TO GRENADA. BOANERGES 145 BOBOLINKON Boanerges (4 syl.), a declamatory petparson, who anathematizes all except hisown elect. He preaches real rousing-up discourses, but sits down pleasantly tohis tea, and makes hisself friendly.—, Salem Chapel. A protestant Boanerges, visiting Birmingham,sent an invitation to Dr. Newman to disputepublicly with him in the Town Hall.—B. Yates,Celebrities, xxii. *#* Boanerges or sons of thunder isthe name given by Jesus Christ to Jamesand John, because they wanted to calldown fire from heaven to consume theSamaritans.—Luke ix. 54. Boar (T/«e), Eichard III., so called fromhis cognizance. The bristled boar,In infant gore,Wallows beneath the thorny shade. Gray, The Bard (1757). In contempt Eichard III. is called TheHog, hence the popular distich: The Cat, the Rat, and Lovell the dog,Rule all England, londer the Hog. (The Cat is Catesby, and the EatEatcliffe).
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