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Being also the leaders in the movement frustrated by Nelson, they became the most leewardly; and, as the British van on coming up passed to leeward, this contributed farther to concentrate fire upon the same vessels. Among them was the "Santisima Trinidad," of four decks and one hundred and thirty guns, then the largest ship of war in the world.
"I left in consternation," resumed Chichoy, "thinking about how, if a mere spark, a cigarette had fallen, if a lamp had been overturned, at the present moment we should have neither a General, nor an Archbishop, nor any one, not even a government clerk! All who were at the fiesta last night annihilated!" "Vírgen Santísima! This young man " "'Susmariosep!" exclaimed Capitana Loleng.
It has only five holes in it and they aren't large." "Five holes! Jesús! Do you want to drown us?" exclaimed the horrified women. "Not more than five, ladies, and only about so large," the ex-theological student assured them, indicating the circle formed with his index finger and thumb. "Press hard on the plugs so that they won't come out." "María Santísima!
Seated at table there, with the tawny wine before them, and the servant who had poured it withdrawn, Don Miguel laughed and stroked his pointed, grizzled beard. "Virgen santisima! That brother of mine has a mind that thinks of everything. Left to myself, I might have committed a fine indiscretion by venturing aboard his ship at such a moment.
The august monument of Minerva converted into a Christian church, had not undergone any other modification than that of seeing a new goddess on its altars, La Virgen Santisima. And in this thousand-year-old temple of sovereign beauty the Te Deum was sung for eighty years in honor of the Aragonese dukes, and the clergy preached in the Catalan tongue.
He passed through the line of the allied fleet, closely followed by four other ships of his division, and the five British ships concentrated their attacks on the Bucentaure, Villeneuve's flagship, the gigantic Spanish four-decker, the Santísima Trinidad, which was next ahead of her, and the Redoutable, which supported her.
I knew that both were bad; I have heard many a tale of the vileness of these two men; but this is wickedness beyond the power of fancy! Santisima Madre! what men! what monsters! It is incredible!" "You know now with what justice I am called a murderer?" "Oh, dear Carlos! think not of that. I never gave it a thought. I knew you had some cause just and good. Fear not! The world shall yet know all "
"Ah! it is you, Don Gregorio?" cried the housekeeper, with that superb courtesy so peculiar to the Spaniards that even two shoeblacks on meeting lavish upon each other the epithet Don, as if each were a grand noble. "Yes, it is I, Dona Nicolasa," replied Gregorio. "Santisima Virgen! since it is you, then I must be late, and my master will be waiting for his pantaloons that are not yet aired.
"They'll be tired o' waitin' on us, whar they are," rejoined Garey, "unless blacktails is plentier among them Musquites than I think for." "Vaya!" exclaimed Sanchez; "they may thank the Santisima they were not in our company! I'm spent to a skeleton. Mira! carrai!" Our horses were at length bridled and saddled, and our lassoes coiled up. Still the vidette had not warned us.
"We shall not be able to pass out before papa returns, and then it may be too late. Santisima!" "Senorita, why not serve the portero as I have done the girl? I'm strong enough for that." "Oh, Vicenza! how have you secured her?" "In the garden-house, tied, gagged, and locked up. I warrant she'll not turn up till somebody finds her. No fear of her, Senorita.
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