45 examples of ruy in sentences

I particularly recollected having volunteered a translation or imitation of a pretty song in Ruy Blas; and as the fit was upon me, I produced my pocketbook, to commit to paper a version of it which I had mentally devised.

About ten years before the council of Clermont the Moslem dynasty of Toledo had been expelled by Alfonso, King of Galicia: the kingdom of Cordova had fallen twenty years earlier (1065), and while Peter the Hermit was hurrying hither and thither through the countries of Northern Europe, the Christians of Spain were winning victories in Murcia, and the land was ringing with the exploits of the dauntless Cid, Ruy Diaz de Bivar.

It is told of Ruy Garcia that when he went for his marriage license he lacked a dollar of the clerk's fee, but borrowed it of the sheriff, who expected reelection and exhibited thereby a commendable thrift.

This expedition was placed under the command of Don Diego d'Azumbuja, an experienced officer, under whom were the following naval captains, Gonçalez da Fonseca, Ruy d'Oliveira, Juan Rodrigues Gante, Juan Alfonso, Diego Rodrigues Inglez, Bartholomew Diaz, Pedro d'Evora, and Gomez Aires.

Learning that John Tintam and William Fabian, Englishmen, were preparing, at the instigation of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1481, to proceed on a voyage to Guinea, he sent Ruy de Sousa as his ambassador, to Edward IV. of England, to explain the title which he held from the pope as lord of that country, and to induce him to forbid his subjects from navigating to the coast of Africa, in which negotiation he was completely successful.

Having stopt only two days at Melinda for refreshment, the fleet sailed across for India, and came to Anchediva, where they found two Portuguese ships commanded by Antonio de Saldanna and Ruy Lorenzo, who were much afraid of our fleet, suspecting it to have belonged to the Rumes.

Delafield had forgotten the knives and forks, and was playing the Ruy Lopez opening at the chess club.

He is in love with Elvi'ra, the betrothed of Don Ruy Gomez de Silva, an old Spanish grandee, whom she detests.

Charles V. falls in love with her, and Ruy Gomez joins Ernani in a league against their common rival.

During this league Ernani gives Ruy Gomez a horn, saying, "Sound but this horn, and at that moment Ernani will cease to live."

© on editorial matter; 19Nov26, A958280. R121728, 4Dec53, E. B. De Sauzé (A) Ruy Blas.

R115577-R115608, 7Aug53, Compton MacKenzie (A) MCKENZIE, KENNETH, ed. Ruy Blas.

HOOKER, BRIAN, tr. Ruy Blas.

SEE Hugo, Victor. HOOKER, DORIS C. Ruy Blas.

HUGO, VICTOR. Ruy Blas; modernized in English verse by Brian Hooker, with an introd.

HUGO, VICTOR. Ruy Blas.

MOORE, OLIN H. Ruy Blas.

R115577-R115608, 7Aug53, Compton MacKenzie (A) MCKENZIE, KENNETH, ed. Ruy Blas.

HUGO, VICTOR. Ruy Blas.

MOORE, OLIN H. Ruy Blas.

The historical colour of Ruy Blas is said to be based on two French books, carelessly consulted, yet of Ruy Blas M. Paul de Saint-Victor, after making a close study of the period, wrote: 'Ce fragment de siècle que je venais d'exhumer de tant de recherches, je le retrouvais, vivant et mouvant, dans l'harmonie d'un drame admirable.

The full name of the Cid was Rodrigue Ruy Diaz de Bivar, or in Spanish Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar.

He had never seen the drama, and he did not know to what extent Ruy Gomez pushed his audacity, and won the Countess by it.

Before the arrival of Ruy de Sande, a report had reached court that the king of Portugal proposed to send a fleet the same way with the Spaniards, on purpose to take possession of the new discovered lands.

When Ruy de Sande had delivered his embassy, as above, he desired leave to export certain articles, needed as he said, for an expedition which the king of Portugal intended against the Moors, which he gave out as a cover for the intended voyage of discovery to the west.

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