 Unfortunately for his rival, the time was now approaching when the long-deferred revenge was to be satisfied. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no general of his age. As a disciplinarian he was foremost in Spain, perhaps in Europe. A spendthrift...  Admiral Coligny: And the Rise of the Huguenots - Стр. 52авторы: William Maxwell Blackburn - 1859Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Lothrop Motley - 1856 - Страниц: 604
...Unfortunately for his rival, the time was now approaching when the long-deferred revenge was to be satisfied. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no...perhaps, in the eye of humanity, his principal virtue. Time and myself are two, was a frequent observation of Philip, and his favorite general considered... | |
 | John Lothrop Motley - 1856 - Страниц: 606
...Unfortunately for his rival, the time was now approaching when the long-deferred revenge was to be satisfied. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no...Europe. A spendthrift of time, he was an economist of Wood, and this was, perhaps, in the eye of humanity, his principal virtue. Time and myself are two,... | |
 | John Lothrop Motley - 1861 - Страниц: 598
...Unfortunately for his rival, the time was now approaching when the long-deferred revenge was to be satisfied. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no...foremost in Spain, perhaps in Europe. A spendthrift of tune, he was an economist of blood, and this was, perhaps, in the eye of humanity, his principal virtue.... | |
 | Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1871 - Страниц: 236
...that the battle should be fought,' or, ' It was my opinion that the occasion ought not to be lost.' " age. As a disciplinarian, he was foremost in Spain,...perhaps, in the eye of humanity, his principal virtue. . . . Such were his qualities as a military commander. As a statesman, he had neither experience nor... | |
 | William Pratt Breed - 1872 - Страниц: 252
...were never found in a savage beast of the forest and but rarely in a human bosom." As a soldier he was inferior to no general of his age. As a disciplinarian he was second not even to Coligny. " He was more audacious, more inventive, more desperate, than all the commanders... | |
 | John Young Sargent, T. F. Dallin - 1875 - Страниц: 418
...engage in public affairs were wanting to him. NEPOS, Atticus, c. 6. CHARACTER OF THE DUKE OF ALVA. THE Duke of Alva was inferior to no general of his...perhaps, in the eye of humanity his principal virtue. " Time and myself are two," was a frequent observation of Philip, and his favourite general considered... | |
 | John Young Sargent, T. F. Dallin - 1875 - Страниц: 416
...felt in England 69 The democracy of Athens may be regarded 292 The Druids were eminent above all 235 The Duke of Alva was inferior to no general of his age 128 The Duke of "Wellington left to his countrymen 191 The emperor then inspected the field of battle... | |
 | Richard Fletcher Charles - 1882 - Страниц: 360
...Unfortunately for his rival, the time was now approaching when the longdeferrtd revenge was to be satisfied. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no...perhaps, in the eye of humanity, his principal virtue. " Time and myself are two," was a frequent observation of Philip, and his favourite general considered... | |
 | 1894 - Страниц: 460
...imagination of the young aspirant for glory, a great and decisive victory such as that of Mlihlberg. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no general of his age, and as a disciplinarian he was foremost. As a statesman, he had neither experience nor talent. He was... | |
 | John Lothrop Motley - 1898 - Страниц: 1098
...Unfortunately for his rival, the time was now approaching when the long -deferred revenge was to be satisfied. On the whole, the Duke of Alva was inferior to no....disciplinarian he was foremost in Spain, perhaps in Europe. As a statesman, he had neither experience nor talent. As a man, his character was simple. He did not... | |
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