Fifty Celebrated Men: Their Lives and Trials, and the Deeds that Made Them FamousWard, Lock and Tyler, 1862 - 311 pages |
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... the territory of Spain , and helped to fill her coffers ; he was certainly a man of strong will and great animal courage ; but he was a cruel. THE DEATH OF PIZARRO . A SHIP ON FIRE AT SEA . MEN OF ENTERPRISE AND DARING . 15.
... the territory of Spain , and helped to fill her coffers ; he was certainly a man of strong will and great animal courage ; but he was a cruel. THE DEATH OF PIZARRO . A SHIP ON FIRE AT SEA . MEN OF ENTERPRISE AND DARING . 15.
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... ships in the port , each one wished he had a ship of his own , or a ship between the three , that they might go " meandering " over the world to see strange sights , of which , as yet , they had scarcely heard . Young Humphrey turned ...
... ships in the port , each one wished he had a ship of his own , or a ship between the three , that they might go " meandering " over the world to see strange sights , of which , as yet , they had scarcely heard . Young Humphrey turned ...
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... ships sailed from the port of Dartmouth with commission from the queen for the discovery and taking possession of new lands . The queen had a foreboding that she had seen Gilbert for the last time ; his picture was therefore taken ...
... ships sailed from the port of Dartmouth with commission from the queen for the discovery and taking possession of new lands . The queen had a foreboding that she had seen Gilbert for the last time ; his picture was therefore taken ...
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... dreadful . With five small ships , the largest of one hundred , the smallest of fifteen tons , Drake left Plymouth in 1577. On the 23d of August the expedition came to the mouth of the. MEN OF ENTERPRISE AND DARING . 23.
... dreadful . With five small ships , the largest of one hundred , the smallest of fifteen tons , Drake left Plymouth in 1577. On the 23d of August the expedition came to the mouth of the. MEN OF ENTERPRISE AND DARING . 23.
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... ships , his companions , and a great part of his crew ; driven by stress of weather to the southern extremity of the ... ship , the Golden Hinde , her Majesty the Queen , who conferred on him the honour of knighthood . In 1585 , Drake ...
... ships , his companions , and a great part of his crew ; driven by stress of weather to the southern extremity of the ... ship , the Golden Hinde , her Majesty the Queen , who conferred on him the honour of knighthood . In 1585 , Drake ...
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