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Side 22
To the English he was a goodly and gallant gentleman , who had never turned his back upon an enemy , and was remarkable in that remarkable time for his constancy and daring . In this surprise at Florez he was in no haste to fly .
To the English he was a goodly and gallant gentleman , who had never turned his back upon an enemy , and was remarkable in that remarkable time for his constancy and daring . In this surprise at Florez he was in no haste to fly .
Side 24
Ship after ship of the Spaniards came on upon the Revenge , so that never less than two mighty galleons were at her side and aboard her , washing up like waves upon a rock , and falling foiled and shattered back amidst the roar of the ...
Ship after ship of the Spaniards came on upon the Revenge , so that never less than two mighty galleons were at her side and aboard her , washing up like waves upon a rock , and falling foiled and shattered back amidst the roar of the ...
Side 27
... but with a miracle , as the Spaniards and the English alike believed , or without one , as we moderns would prefer believing , “ there ensued on this action a tempest so terrible as was never seen or heard the like before .
... but with a miracle , as the Spaniards and the English alike believed , or without one , as we moderns would prefer believing , “ there ensued on this action a tempest so terrible as was never seen or heard the like before .
Side 40
“ David kens ; David's a good lad . Ye see , David my man , yon wild Hielandman is a danger to the ship , besides being a rank foe to King George , God bless him ! " 17 I had never been so be - Davided since I 40 GREAT SEA STORIES.
“ David kens ; David's a good lad . Ye see , David my man , yon wild Hielandman is a danger to the ship , besides being a rank foe to King George , God bless him ! " 17 I had never been so be - Davided since I 40 GREAT SEA STORIES.
Side 41
I had never been so be - Davided since I came on board ; but I said yes , as if all I heard were quite natural . " The trouble is , " resumed the captain , " that all our firelocks , great and little , are in the round - house under ...
I had never been so be - Davided since I came on board ; but I said yes , as if all I heard were quite natural . " The trouble is , " resumed the captain , " that all our firelocks , great and little , are in the round - house under ...
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