Sir Richard Grenville: The Turbulent Life and Career of the Hero of the Little "Revenge" |
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... carrying English soldiers to the attack farther afield when occasion arose . Thus , in 1545 England found her- self ... carried the new principles into practice to an extent and with an insight in which he stood alone in his generation ...
... carrying English soldiers to the attack farther afield when occasion arose . Thus , in 1545 England found her- self ... carried the new principles into practice to an extent and with an insight in which he stood alone in his generation ...
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... carried on private warfare and robbery on the seas had become useless by the year 1566. The Portuguese armed ships ... carrying on private warfare ; certainly no record of her employment in ordinary peaceful trade has yet been discovered ...
... carried on private warfare and robbery on the seas had become useless by the year 1566. The Portuguese armed ships ... carrying on private warfare ; certainly no record of her employment in ordinary peaceful trade has yet been discovered ...
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... carry 1500 men , soldiers and sailors , 500 of them being gentle- men . The real design is not yet known , as there are so many plans afoot , but as they are going in this guise , they probably mean to sack some of the islands and lie ...
... carry 1500 men , soldiers and sailors , 500 of them being gentle- men . The real design is not yet known , as there are so many plans afoot , but as they are going in this guise , they probably mean to sack some of the islands and lie ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
Copyright | |
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