Life of Sir Walter RaleghLongmans, Green, and Company, 1902 - 270 pages |
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... gain by planting offshoots of her power in the new countries , with seemingly infinite resources , which were being opened up to He saw that the position of England and the character of her people eminently fitted her for the work of ...
... gain by planting offshoots of her power in the new countries , with seemingly infinite resources , which were being opened up to He saw that the position of England and the character of her people eminently fitted her for the work of ...
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... gain by planting colonies in some of those wondrously productive and fertile lands which he had visited on the other side of the Atlantic , and how new openings to peaceful trade might in this way be found . Ralegh , who was to do more ...
... gain by planting colonies in some of those wondrously productive and fertile lands which he had visited on the other side of the Atlantic , and how new openings to peaceful trade might in this way be found . Ralegh , who was to do more ...
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... gain access to the 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 ...
... gain access to the 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 ...
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... gain his ends . It was said of him that he was prepared to poison or murder , in some secret manner , any man who stood in his way . Most likely he was suspected of more crimes than he actually committed ; still it is true that at times ...
... gain his ends . It was said of him that he was prepared to poison or murder , in some secret manner , any man who stood in his way . Most likely he was suspected of more crimes than he actually committed ; still it is true that at times ...
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... gain the help of the King of France in their struggle for independence and religious free- dom against Philip II . of Spain . Once already , in 1579 , the Duke of Anjou had paid a flying visit to Elizabeth . The marriage negotiations ...
... gain the help of the King of France in their struggle for independence and religious free- dom against Philip II . of Spain . Once already , in 1579 , the Duke of Anjou had paid a flying visit to Elizabeth . The marriage negotiations ...
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