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It was now that Ralegh's mind took the impress of an idea it never lost : he saw an English protectorate which should make life and possessions safe for these gentle savages , and provide a shadow under which they could grow into the ...
It was now that Ralegh's mind took the impress of an idea it never lost : he saw an English protectorate which should make life and possessions safe for these gentle savages , and provide a shadow under which they could grow into the ...
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In November , 1595 , the Spanish Government heard how the notorious English pirate Guatteral , ' after having caused much trouble and injury to the Isle of Trinidad and its inhabitants ' , had entered the Orinoco .
In November , 1595 , the Spanish Government heard how the notorious English pirate Guatteral , ' after having caused much trouble and injury to the Isle of Trinidad and its inhabitants ' , had entered the Orinoco .
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Pockets of snipers harassed the English all along the river . A scheme which in London looked feasible now looked crazed . Had Ralegh been present , his prestige with the tribes would doubtless have found a way .
Pockets of snipers harassed the English all along the river . A scheme which in London looked feasible now looked crazed . Had Ralegh been present , his prestige with the tribes would doubtless have found a way .
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| Title | Sir Walter Ralegh: The Last of the Elizabethans |
| Author | Edward John Thompson |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 818868130X, 9788188681303 |
| Length | 387 pages |
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