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Louise Creighton. commerce . INTRODUCTION . 3 Ralegh's mind delighted in far - reaching schemes . Envious of the wealth gained by Spain from her colonies , he wished to see his own country bene- fited in the same way . He realized the ...
Louise Creighton. commerce . INTRODUCTION . 3 Ralegh's mind delighted in far - reaching schemes . Envious of the wealth gained by Spain from her colonies , he wished to see his own country bene- fited in the same way . He realized the ...
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... so much by this discomfiture that at last Gilbert , to his bitter disappointment , was obliged to give up the whole undertaking , and return to England . He reached Plymouth in May , 1579 , just eight months after he had left it , having.
... so much by this discomfiture that at last Gilbert , to his bitter disappointment , was obliged to give up the whole undertaking , and return to England . He reached Plymouth in May , 1579 , just eight months after he had left it , having.
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... reached Cathay . Belief in its fabulous riches had this good result , that it enticed men to endure endless hardships and perils in their pursuit , and led them to the discovery of new lands . It was desire to find the north - west ...
... reached Cathay . Belief in its fabulous riches had this good result , that it enticed men to endure endless hardships and perils in their pursuit , and led them to the discovery of new lands . It was desire to find the north - west ...
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... reached Falmouth on the 22nd September , some three months after the starting of the expedition . It was left to Sir Walter Ralegh to pursue his schemes of colonization alone . In March , 1584 , Elizabeth gave him a charter ...
... reached Falmouth on the 22nd September , some three months after the starting of the expedition . It was left to Sir Walter Ralegh to pursue his schemes of colonization alone . In March , 1584 , Elizabeth gave him a charter ...
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... reached Virginia , on the 26th June , he did nothing to help the colonists . His treatment of the natives may be judged by the account left of this voyage , in which , after stating that they were well entertained by the natives , the ...
... reached Virginia , on the 26th June , he did nothing to help the colonists . His treatment of the natives may be judged by the account left of this voyage , in which , after stating that they were well entertained by the natives , the ...
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