Sir Walter Ralegh: A BiographyAt the Clarendon Press, 1891 - 413 pages |
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Page viii
... offered , readers should be put into a position to judge for themselves of their sufficiency , and to substitute , if they will , others of their own . Commonly they want not so much arguments , however unegotistical and dispassionate ...
... offered , readers should be put into a position to judge for themselves of their sufficiency , and to substitute , if they will , others of their own . Commonly they want not so much arguments , however unegotistical and dispassionate ...
Page 8
... offered him . ' Why , challenge him , ' answered Ralegh , ' to a match of shooting . ' If the sarcasm is not very keen its preservation in academical memory implies an impression of distinction in its author . Perhaps as much may be ...
... offered him . ' Why , challenge him , ' answered Ralegh , ' to a match of shooting . ' If the sarcasm is not very keen its preservation in academical memory implies an impression of distinction in its author . Perhaps as much may be ...
Page 44
... offered a great box of pearls for armour and a sword . After some stay with the friendly and timid people , they returned to England about the middle of September . They brought to Ralegh chamois and other skins , a bracelet of pearls ...
... offered a great box of pearls for armour and a sword . After some stay with the friendly and timid people , they returned to England about the middle of September . They brought to Ralegh chamois and other skins , a bracelet of pearls ...
Page 64
... offered of the trust of the Queen and her counsellors in his wisdom and martial skill . A Council of War . In February , 1587 , Queen Mary Stuart was executed . It is the one important event of the period with which Ralegh's name is not ...
... offered of the trust of the Queen and her counsellors in his wisdom and martial skill . A Council of War . In February , 1587 , Queen Mary Stuart was executed . It is the one important event of the period with which Ralegh's name is not ...
Page 72
... offered to become the author's sponsor to Elizabeth . Together , if Colin Clout is to be believed , they crossed the sea , and repaired to the Court . There- The Shepheard of the Ocean - quoth he- Unto that Goddesse grace me first ...
... offered to become the author's sponsor to Elizabeth . Together , if Colin Clout is to be believed , they crossed the sea , and repaired to the Court . There- The Shepheard of the Ocean - quoth he- Unto that Goddesse grace me first ...
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