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Page 17
At the same time , the narratives of these exploits and daring adventures , while
they impart delight , are frequently calculated to fill the mind with melancholy
reflections , that so many brave fellows should have sacrificed their lives in
devotion ...
At the same time , the narratives of these exploits and daring adventures , while
they impart delight , are frequently calculated to fill the mind with melancholy
reflections , that so many brave fellows should have sacrificed their lives in
devotion ...
Page 18
This might be so , for he tells us , that the discovery of this passage had engaged
his mind for fifteen years , before he could procure the means of undertaking it .
Fuller observes , that the learned Mr . Carpenter , in his Geography , recounts him
...
This might be so , for he tells us , that the discovery of this passage had engaged
his mind for fifteen years , before he could procure the means of undertaking it .
Fuller observes , that the learned Mr . Carpenter , in his Geography , recounts him
...
Page 20
The friends of Frobisher , however , were by no means so sanguine , nor
prepared to enter into this scheme ; but such was the conviction on his mind , on
long reflection , that , as nature had made a communication between the
Southern ...
The friends of Frobisher , however , were by no means so sanguine , nor
prepared to enter into this scheme ; but such was the conviction on his mind , on
long reflection , that , as nature had made a communication between the
Southern ...
Page 35
I acknowledge womanhood and weakness in that respect ; but though it hath not
been hard to obtain , yet I doubted how to keep the things obtained : and I must
say , my mind was never to invade my neighbours , or to usurp over any ; I am ...
I acknowledge womanhood and weakness in that respect ; but though it hath not
been hard to obtain , yet I doubted how to keep the things obtained : and I must
say , my mind was never to invade my neighbours , or to usurp over any ; I am ...
Page 63
His mind , however , was now turned towards the colonization of Newfoundland ,
and he made preparations accordingly . The squadron of Sir Humphrey
consisted of five ships , the largest of 200 and the smallest of 10 tons , namely ,
the ...
His mind , however , was now turned towards the colonization of Newfoundland ,
and he made preparations accordingly . The squadron of Sir Humphrey
consisted of five ships , the largest of 200 and the smallest of 10 tons , namely ,
the ...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British Navy |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 juuni 2010 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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