Life of Sir Walter RaleghLongmans, Green, and Company, 1902 - 270 pages |
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... court gossip . A vivid picture of social life , and an interesting account of English literature under Elizabeth , will be found in Mr. J. R. Green's History of the English People . CONTENTS CHAPTER I. WALTER RALEGH'S YOUTH PAGE CHAPTER ...
... court gossip . A vivid picture of social life , and an interesting account of English literature under Elizabeth , will be found in Mr. J. R. Green's History of the English People . CONTENTS CHAPTER I. WALTER RALEGH'S YOUTH PAGE CHAPTER ...
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... COURT . 222 CHAPTER IV . RALEGH'S FIRST SCHEMES OF COLONIZATION 37 CHAPTER V. THE SPANISH ARMADA 57 CHAPTER VI . RALEGH IN DISGRACE 67 CHAPTER VII . RALEGH'S FIRST VOYAGE TO GUIANA • 84 CHAPTER VIII . THE ATTACK ON CADIZ 101 CHAPTER IX ...
... COURT . 222 CHAPTER IV . RALEGH'S FIRST SCHEMES OF COLONIZATION 37 CHAPTER V. THE SPANISH ARMADA 57 CHAPTER VI . RALEGH IN DISGRACE 67 CHAPTER VII . RALEGH'S FIRST VOYAGE TO GUIANA • 84 CHAPTER VIII . THE ATTACK ON CADIZ 101 CHAPTER IX ...
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... Court ; but he does not seem at this time to have frequented the Court , or drawn upon himself the notice of the Queen . He was much interested in the schemes for colonization put forth by his half - brother Humphry Gilbert . Humphry ...
... Court ; but he does not seem at this time to have frequented the Court , or drawn upon himself the notice of the Queen . He was much interested in the schemes for colonization put forth by his half - brother Humphry Gilbert . Humphry ...
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... ; and Ralegh , ever ready to profit by a new discovery , tried planting it first in Ireland , where it was to become such an im- portant article of diet . CHAPTER III . Ralegh at Court . EFORE his return 22 [ 1581 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
... ; and Ralegh , ever ready to profit by a new discovery , tried planting it first in Ireland , where it was to become such an im- portant article of diet . CHAPTER III . Ralegh at Court . EFORE his return 22 [ 1581 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
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... court . Once there , a man's own wit and talents alone could gain him success . When Ralegh first appeared at court , Elizabeth was in her forty - eighth year ; but she had not lost her love of admiration . She was still as much a ...
... court . Once there , a man's own wit and talents alone could gain him success . When Ralegh first appeared at court , Elizabeth was in her forty - eighth year ; but she had not lost her love of admiration . She was still as much a ...
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