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CHAPTER III Ireland He first exposed himself to the land service of Ireland ( a militia ) , which then did not yield him food and raiment , for it was ever very poor ; nor had he patience to stay there . Naunton , Fragmenta Regalia .
CHAPTER III Ireland He first exposed himself to the land service of Ireland ( a militia ) , which then did not yield him food and raiment , for it was ever very poor ; nor had he patience to stay there . Naunton , Fragmenta Regalia .
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Ireland was obviously closed as a career , for the time being . Wonder has often been expressed that a man so outstandingly gifted should have had Ralegh's poor success throughout life . But the world is not made for those who pursue ...
Ireland was obviously closed as a career , for the time being . Wonder has often been expressed that a man so outstandingly gifted should have had Ralegh's poor success throughout life . But the world is not made for those who pursue ...
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Popular opinion demanded Essex for Ireland , the biggest task that loomed , asking a giant's powers . He had blocked everyone else's appointment . At the end of March , accordingly , he was sent over as Lord Deputy , with a mischievous ...
Popular opinion demanded Essex for Ireland , the biggest task that loomed , asking a giant's powers . He had blocked everyone else's appointment . At the end of March , accordingly , he was sent over as Lord Deputy , with a mischievous ...
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| Title | Sir Walter Ralegh, Last of the Elizabethans |
| Author | Edward John Thompson |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 416 pages |
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