Sir Richard Grenville: The Turbulent Life and Career of the Hero of the Little "Revenge" |
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... taken from the Spaniard [ in this case Grenville himself had taken it from the Portuguese ] , who is not only hostis humani generis , but has no right to the same , having robbed it violently , by torture and extreme iniquity , from the ...
... taken from the Spaniard [ in this case Grenville himself had taken it from the Portuguese ] , who is not only hostis humani generis , but has no right to the same , having robbed it violently , by torture and extreme iniquity , from the ...
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... taken one prize , in addition to five taken before the fleet reached the Azores , but he was again unfortunate , for the ship taken belonged to the King of Denmark , and some diplomacy was called for to smooth matters over . That ...
... taken one prize , in addition to five taken before the fleet reached the Azores , but he was again unfortunate , for the ship taken belonged to the King of Denmark , and some diplomacy was called for to smooth matters over . That ...
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... taken to Lisbon by Alonzo de Bazan . The Spanish admiral had kept his promise , and some of the men of lower quality had not been kept prisoners any longer than was unavoidable . Meade was one of these . He had been taken to Lisbon ...
... taken to Lisbon by Alonzo de Bazan . The Spanish admiral had kept his promise , and some of the men of lower quality had not been kept prisoners any longer than was unavoidable . Meade was one of these . He had been taken to Lisbon ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
Copyright | |
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