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... believed not inferior to any man , to pleasure or displeasure the greatest , and my opinion is so received and be- lieved as I can anger the best of them . And therefore , if the Deputy be not as ready to stead me as I have bin to ...
... believed not inferior to any man , to pleasure or displeasure the greatest , and my opinion is so received and be- lieved as I can anger the best of them . And therefore , if the Deputy be not as ready to stead me as I have bin to ...
Page 113
... believed that genuine veins lay a fathom or two deeper down . This was his original " mine , " and its reality seemed now confirmed by Berreo's elabo- rate measures to defend the way to it . But Ralegh and Kemys had learnt of a second ...
... believed that genuine veins lay a fathom or two deeper down . This was his original " mine , " and its reality seemed now confirmed by Berreo's elabo- rate measures to defend the way to it . But Ralegh and Kemys had learnt of a second ...
Page 298
... believed devoutly in Guiana and thought that with luck he could " bring the goods home . " He could not both pay and sail ; and he was playing for far higher stakes than mere safety - for the chance to bring himself and his abilities ...
... believed devoutly in Guiana and thought that with luck he could " bring the goods home . " He could not both pay and sail ; and he was playing for far higher stakes than mere safety - for the chance to bring himself and his abilities ...
Contents
THE ENGLand of RalegHS CHILDHOOD | 1 |
STUDENT AND SOLDIER | 7 |
IRELAND | 14 |
Copyright | |
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