Sir Walter Ralegh: "the Shepherd of the Ocean;" Selections from His Poetry and Prose |
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... maister and others to cut his maine saile , and cast about , and to trust to the sailing of his shippe : for the squadron of Sivil were on his weather bow . But Sir Richard ut- terly refused to turne from the enimie , alledging that he ...
... maister and others to cut his maine saile , and cast about , and to trust to the sailing of his shippe : for the squadron of Sivil were on his weather bow . But Sir Richard ut- terly refused to turne from the enimie , alledging that he ...
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... maister William Killigrue , of her Majesties privie Chamber . But to return to the fight , the Spanish ships which attempted to board the Revenge , as they were wounded and beaten of , so alwaies others came in their places , she having ...
... maister William Killigrue , of her Majesties privie Chamber . But to return to the fight , the Spanish ships which attempted to board the Revenge , as they were wounded and beaten of , so alwaies others came in their places , she having ...
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... maister Gun- ner , whom he knew to be a most resolute man , to split and sinke the shippe ; that thereby nothing might remaine of glorie or victorie to the Spaniards : seeing in so manie houres fight , and with so great a Navie they ...
... maister Gun- ner , whom he knew to be a most resolute man , to split and sinke the shippe ; that thereby nothing might remaine of glorie or victorie to the Spaniards : seeing in so manie houres fight , and with so great a Navie they ...
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... maister Gunner readilie condescended and divers others ; but the Captaine and the Maister were of an other opinion , and besought Sir Richard to have care of them : alleaging that the Spaniard would be as readie to entertaine a ...
... maister Gunner readilie condescended and divers others ; but the Captaine and the Maister were of an other opinion , and besought Sir Richard to have care of them : alleaging that the Spaniard would be as readie to entertaine a ...
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... maister Gunner , being no hard mat- ter to diswade men from death to life . The maister Gunner finding him selfe and Sir Richard thus pre- vented and maistered by the greater number , would have slaine himselfe with a sword , had he not ...
... maister Gunner , being no hard mat- ter to diswade men from death to life . The maister Gunner finding him selfe and Sir Richard thus pre- vented and maistered by the greater number , would have slaine himselfe with a sword , had he not ...
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