Life of Sir Walter RaleghLongmans, Green, and Company, 1902 - 270 pages |
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Page 11
... fleet of eleven ships , which carried five hundred gentle- men and sailors . But from the very first the same causes of failure showed themselves that ruined so many kindred enterprises . There was no central authority strong enough to ...
... fleet of eleven ships , which carried five hundred gentle- men and sailors . But from the very first the same causes of failure showed themselves that ruined so many kindred enterprises . There was no central authority strong enough to ...
Page 12
... fleet actually got during these eight months , and what Ralegh saw on his first cruise , we have no means of knowing . For a time his mind was turned away from schemes of colo- nization to other interests . He was now twenty- seven ...
... fleet actually got during these eight months , and what Ralegh saw on his first cruise , we have no means of knowing . For a time his mind was turned away from schemes of colo- nization to other interests . He was now twenty- seven ...
Page 42
... fleet of five vessels . Before leaving , Gilbert received a letter from Ralegh , who sent him a token from the Queen , an anchor , guided by a lady , and conveyed to him her wishes for his welfare , adding that she desired him to leave ...
... fleet of five vessels . Before leaving , Gilbert received a letter from Ralegh , who sent him a token from the Queen , an anchor , guided by a lady , and conveyed to him her wishes for his welfare , adding that she desired him to leave ...
Page 48
... stores , it would have gone hard with the colonists had not chance brought them a welcome friend . On the 8th of June , Lane was told that a fleet 1586 ] DESERTION OF THE COLONY . 49 of twenty 48 [ 1586 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
... stores , it would have gone hard with the colonists had not chance brought them a welcome friend . On the 8th of June , Lane was told that a fleet 1586 ] DESERTION OF THE COLONY . 49 of twenty 48 [ 1586 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
Page 49
... fleet . He was returning laden with booty from a piratical expedition to the Southern Seas , and touched at Roanoake to visit the English colony there . He was most friendly to his country- . men in their distress . At first Lane asked ...
... fleet . He was returning laden with booty from a piratical expedition to the Southern Seas , and touched at Roanoake to visit the English colony there . He was most friendly to his country- . men in their distress . At first Lane asked ...
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