Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Volume 21Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... ships behaved remarkably well on this occasion . " I shall use the greatest dispatch in getting the ships refitted , and purpose returning to Plymouth , or some other port in England , as soon as possible , if I do not receive their ...
... ships behaved remarkably well on this occasion . " I shall use the greatest dispatch in getting the ships refitted , and purpose returning to Plymouth , or some other port in England , as soon as possible , if I do not receive their ...
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... ships . ' He called to his officers and said , ' Our ships are too foul to fight at a distance ; we must board them . ' Accordingly when they came up , after a short fire , he ran close up to Captain Elliot , and Captain Scordeck , with ...
... ships . ' He called to his officers and said , ' Our ships are too foul to fight at a distance ; we must board them . ' Accordingly when they came up , after a short fire , he ran close up to Captain Elliot , and Captain Scordeck , with ...
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... ship came up with the enemy ; but from the great distance of the French ships to windward , and a hollow sea , with rough and boisterous weather , the chase was continued all day during the 11th ; the entire night , and until half ...
... ship came up with the enemy ; but from the great distance of the French ships to windward , and a hollow sea , with rough and boisterous weather , the chase was continued all day during the 11th ; the entire night , and until half ...
Contents
The Shan Van Vocht | 1 |
On a Mountain whose summit | iii |
The Bantry Bay Invasion 1797 | v |
Copyright | |
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