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to mention various boats of divers sizes, alsodrawn aboard; and truly of such strength hersides, that though she had often been in action,and perforated by many cannon balls, not one ofthem ever went directly through her, or even passedher deadworks.

At the fall of the town a noble Moorish lady,Aysa, however lofty her birth, far loftier hermind, refused to be bought back from captivity,but spat at the King, Muly Hassan, who had capi-tulated, instead of resisting to the death, callinghim “ Wicked Hassan, who, to keep your kingdom,hast had the cruelty to betray your county, andgive it in prey to the stranger, and send so manyof its unhappy citizens to slaughterand whennotwithstanding he wished to ransom her, it onlykindled her ire: “Away with thee, tyrant! byAllah! I will not have thee, nor be liberated bythee; on the contrary, I will remain true to mypoor native land, and prefer slavery and death ! ”—That excellent veteran Del Ponte, in his last mo-ments recommended concord to his knights, forthat discord produces ruin . 1

So disastrous were events in England, that scarceany property remained to the English Language,which therefore had to be supported at the ex-1 Bosio : par. ii. 146.—153.