Escurial

'One day, being at a place called the Escurial, I took stock, as the tradesmen say, and found I possessed the sum of eighty dollars won by playing at cards; for though I could not play so well with the foreign cards as with the pack ye gave me, Shorsha, I had yet contrived to win money from the priests and soldiers of the Faith.

The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' George Henry Borrow 1842

I reached Mafra in safety; it is a large village, which has by degrees sprung up in the vicinity of an immense building, originally intended to serve as a convent and palace, and which next to the Escurial is the most magnificent edifice in the

Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society George Henry Borrow 1842

He accompanied them, with all the grandees of the court, as far as to the Escurial, which is a famous royal palace not far from Madrid, built and furnished in the most sumptuous style of magnificence and splendor.

Charles I Makers of History Jacob Abbott 1841

To notify which the more, it is possible he might design this visit to the Escurial, which is commonly left to the last by all public persons from abroad.

Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe, Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid. Anne Harrison Fanshawe 1652

The Wells College Theatre Department presents "Escurial" and "The Maids," two plays from the Absurdist movement.

unknown title 2009

The second play, "Escurial," is directed by Joe DeForest, who is technical director and facilities manager at Wells.

unknown title 2009

The second play, "Escurial," is directed by Joe DeForest, who is technical director and facilities manager at Wells.

unknown title 2009

The second play, "Escurial," is directed by Joe DeForest, who is technical director and facilities manager at Wells.

unknown title 2009

The second play, "Escurial," is directed by Joe DeForest, who is technical director and facilities manager at Wells.

unknown title 2009

"One day, being at a place called the Escurial, I took stock, as the tradesmen say, and found I possessed the sum of eighty dollars, won by playing at cards; for though I could not play so well with the foreign cards as with the pack ye gave me, Shorsha, I had yet contrived to win money from the priests and soldiers of the Faith.

The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" George Henry Borrow 1842