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How To Use Ercilla In A Sentence

  • [Illustration] The "soldan" is king Philip II. of Spain; "Mercilla" is queen Elizabeth; "Adicia" is Injustice personified, or the bigotry of popery; and "Samient" the ambassadors of Holland, who went to Philip for redress of grievances, and were most iniquitously detained by him as prisoners. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
  • Now, here come three together: the 'Araucana' of Don Alonzo de Ercilla, the 'Austriada' of Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
  • The verse is better than that of Ercilla's "Araucana"; it treats successively of the deeds of the principal Spaniards who distinguished themselves in America, beginning with Columbus, and is an invaluable source for the colonial history of northern South The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux
  • Percilla the Monkey Girl married the Alligator Man.
  • 'Araucana' of Don Alonso de Ercilla, the 'Austriada' of Juan Rufo, Don Quixote

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