Sir Richard Grenville: The Turbulent Life and Career of the Hero of the Little "Revenge" |
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Page 127
... Side by side with Richard Grenville , he fought a most valiant fight against the Turks , and thence- forward was admitted to be at any rate a brave man . But the remainder of his life was one long series of plots against England . Many ...
... Side by side with Richard Grenville , he fought a most valiant fight against the Turks , and thence- forward was admitted to be at any rate a brave man . But the remainder of his life was one long series of plots against England . Many ...
Page 272
... side of the unbeaten Revenge . All through the night old Jacob Whiddon , one of Raleigh's bravest privateers , had crept around in his little Pilgrim , watching , and per- haps in one sense enjoying or at least appreciating , the great ...
... side of the unbeaten Revenge . All through the night old Jacob Whiddon , one of Raleigh's bravest privateers , had crept around in his little Pilgrim , watching , and per- haps in one sense enjoying or at least appreciating , the great ...
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... side , for many drowned themselves ; many , half - burnt , leapt into the water ; very many hanging by ropes ' ends by the ships ' sides under water even to the lips ; many swimming with grievous wounds , stricken under water , and put ...
... side , for many drowned themselves ; many , half - burnt , leapt into the water ; very many hanging by ropes ' ends by the ships ' sides under water even to the lips ; many swimming with grievous wounds , stricken under water , and put ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
Copyright | |
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