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... four , lay ill on board the Marquesa when dawn broke on that morning . Notwithstand- ing this , he rose and took command of his little squad of twelve in a place fully exposed to the fiercest fire . And there he remained until , at about ...
... four , lay ill on board the Marquesa when dawn broke on that morning . Notwithstand- ing this , he rose and took command of his little squad of twelve in a place fully exposed to the fiercest fire . And there he remained until , at about ...
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... four ; culverins , ten ; demi - culverins , six ; sakers , ten ; falcons , two ; port - pieces , two ; fowlers , four ; bases , six . She carried two flags of St George , one ensign , and eleven streamers , large and small.3 No picture ...
... four ; culverins , ten ; demi - culverins , six ; sakers , ten ; falcons , two ; port - pieces , two ; fowlers , four ; bases , six . She carried two flags of St George , one ensign , and eleven streamers , large and small.3 No picture ...
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... four , for both Raleigh and Monson conversed with the survivors , and while it must be admitted that Raleigh wrote to some extent in extenuation and praise of his friend and relative , yet , as has been pointed out , Monson's ...
... four , for both Raleigh and Monson conversed with the survivors , and while it must be admitted that Raleigh wrote to some extent in extenuation and praise of his friend and relative , yet , as has been pointed out , Monson's ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
Copyright | |
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