--- title: Muza Marches Against the City of Seville. — Legends of the conquest of Spain · full text with trees description: Muza Marches Against the City of Seville., «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: After the capture of Carmona, Muza descended into a noble plain, covered with fields of grain, with orchards and g --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/29/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Legends of the conquest of Spain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/) / Muza Marches Against the City of Sevil… # Muza Marches Against the City of Seville. Muza Marches Against the City of Seville. of «Legends of the conquest of Spain» by Washington Irving: the whole text, 20 sentences and 457 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. After the capture of Carmona, Muza descended into a noble plain, covered with fields of grain, with orchards and gardens, through which glided the soft-flowing Guadalquivir.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") On the borders of the river stood the ancient city of Seville, surrounded by Roman walls, and defended by its golden tower.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Understanding from his spies that the city had lost the flower of its youth in the battle of the Guadalete, Muza anticipated but a faint resistance.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") A considerable force, however, still remained within the place, and what they wanted in numbers they made up in resolution.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") For some days they withstood the assaults of the enemy, and defended their walls with great courage.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") Their want of warlike munitions, however, and the superior force and skill of the besieging army, left them no hope of being able to hold out long.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") There were two youthful cavaliers of uncommon valour in the city.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") They assembled the warriors, and addressed them.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") “We cannot save the city,” said they, “but at least we may save ourselves, and preserve so many strong arms for the service of our country.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") Let us cut our way through the infidel force and gain some secure fortress, from whence we may return with augmented numbers for the rescue of the city.”[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") The advice of the young cavaliers was adopted.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") In the dead of the night the garrison assembled, to the number of about three thousand; the most part mounted on horseback.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Suddenly sallying from one of the gates, they rushed in a compact body upon the camp of the Saracens, which was negligently guarded; for the Moslems expected no such act of desperation.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") The camp was a scene of great carnage and confusion; many were slain on both sides; the two valiant leaders of the Christians fell covered with wounds, but the main body succeeded in forcing their way through the centre of the army, and in making their retreat to Beja in Lusitania.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") Muza was at a loss to know the meaning of this desperate sally.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") In the morning he perceived the gates of the city wide open.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") A number of ancient and venerable men presented themselves at his tent, offering submission and imploring mercy; for none were left in the place but the old, the infirm, and the miserable.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") Muza listened to them with compassion, and granted their prayer; and the only tribute he exacted was three measures of wheat and three of barley from each house or family.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") He placed a garrison of Arabs in the city, and left there a number of Jews to form a body of population.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") Having thus secured two important places in Andalusia, he passed the boundaries of the province, and advanced with great martial pomp into Lusitania.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [Muza Ben Nozier.—his Entrance Into Spain, and Capture of Carmona.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/28/) - next →: [Muza Besieges the City of Merida.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/30/) - ↑ back to [Legends of the conquest of Spain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg77685/)