Note 147 — Chapter II · THE PERIOD OF GLORY AND DISCOVERY
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The memory of this English princess is held in high respect in Portugal: “Tantæ enim opinionis apud populum erat, quod solúm illud rectè factum videbatur, quod ipsa comprobâsset,” says Matthæus de Pisano.c From the bed of death, this queen, who had all the martial spirit of her high race, delivered each of her sons a sword, with a charge to wield the weapon in defence of widows, orphans, and the country, and especially against the misbelievers.