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The Vision of Don Roderick is a poem in Spenserian stanzas by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1811. It celebrated the recent victories of the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War, and proceeds of its sale were to raise funds for Portugal.
- Walter Scott
- 1811
19 dic 2011 · Synopsis. Scott derived his poem's scheme from an episode in the Spanish historian Ginés Pérez de Hita's Guerras civiles de Granada (1595-1609), in which Don Roderick, the last Gothic King of Spain, is portrayed descending into an enchanted cave to learn the outcome of the Moorish invasion.
Don Roderick turned him as the shout grew loud - A varied scene the changeful vision showed, For, where the ocean mingled with the cloud, A gallant navy stemmed the billows broad. From mast and stern St. George’s symbol flowed, Blent with the silver cross to Scotland dear; Mottling the sea their landward barges rowed,
22 giu 2008 · The Vision of Don Roderick: A Poem : Walter Scott : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Walter Scott. Publication date. 1811. Publisher. Ezra Sargeant. Collection. europeanlibraries. Book from the collections of. Oxford University. Language. English.
A various host—from kindred realms they came, Brethren in arms, but rivals in renown— For yon fair bands shall merry England claim, And with their deeds of valour deck her crown. Appears in 68...
The Vision of Don Roderick is a poem by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1811. It celebrated the recent victories of the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War, and proceeds of its...
Published to celebrate British victories during the Peninsular War and to raise funds for Portugal, The Vision of Don Roderick is a historic poem based on a story by the sixteenth-century Spanish poet Ginés Pérez de Hita.
