| On the south bank of the Douro there was probably an early Roman settlement. |
| A whole new industry was created and the steep sides of the Douro valley terraced and planted to victual the English shires. |
| In the Second Battle of Porto he crossed the Douro river in a daylight coup de main, and routed Marshal Soult's French troops in Porto. |
| All the crew of the Douro went down with her, literally without a murmur. |
| Much of the Douro Superior, the most easterly of the three sub-regions, is still pioneer country. |
| O'Malley, the young Irishman who behaved so gallantly at the Douro. |
