The Plaint of Freedom. (To the Memory of Milton) |
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Alfred's arm had zoned armadas Army'-for the Right Belovéd Blake Blame wrecks thee Bradshaw CARACTACUS cart of flame Chepstow Columbian soil Cromwell Cromwell's crowning death deeds Eliot encamps on southern England England's name epitaph fame to farthest fear flung fight fled the isle France strong English glaſs God's Army'-for Godwin grave Hampden hand Hath hid thy heart Hereward heroic honour hope Humfrey Gilbert Ironsides king King Arthur land living Long Parliament Lord Lutterworth march of worth Milton Monarchy noble Effingham Old Cause paſs planter in Columbian praises Time inform ready Sawtre's cart Revenge Right is primal Robin Hood Robin-Hood Saxon Scot unravel'd treason's ship shout Sir Edward Coke Sir Richard Grenville Sir Simon Sir Walter Raleigh sires solemner tyrannicide soul God's purer southern downs Spaniards sword thine thy Pym thy Selden tomb Truth and Peace Vane victory villein voice waves Whig WICKLIFFE Wickliffe's wind Wrong
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Page 61 - And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha : and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha. he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Page 66 - After many interchanged volleys of great ordnance and small shot, the Spaniards deliberated to enter the Revenge and made divers attempts, hoping to force her by the...
Page 67 - ... the sea; commanded the master gunner, whom he knew to be a most resolute man, to split and sink the ship; that thereby nothing might remain of glory or victory to the Spaniards: seeing in so many hours' fight, and with so great a navy they were not able to take her, having had fifteen hours' time, fifteen thousand men, and fifty and three sail of men of war to perform it withal.
Page 66 - Philip, four others boarded her, two on her larboard, and two on her starboard. The fight thus beginning at three of the clock in the afternoon continued very terrible all that evening. But the great San Philip having received the lower tier of the Revenge, discharged with crossbar-shot, shifted herself with all diligence from her sides utterly misliking her first entertainment.
Page 67 - ... his surgeon was killed while attending on him. The masts were lying over the side, the rigging cut or broken, the upper works all shot in pieces, and the ship herself, unable to move, was settling slowly in the sea ; the vast fleet of Spaniards lying round her in a ring like dogs round a dying lion, and wary of approaching him in his last agony. Sir Richard seeing that it was past hope, having fought for fifteen hours, and " having by estimation eight hundred shot of great artillery through him...
Page 66 - Revenge, and made divers attempts, hoping to force her by the multitudes of their armed soldiers and musketeers, but were still repulsed again and again, and at all times beaten back into their own ships, or into the seas.
Page 66 - Revenge, and asked Sir Richard what he would command him, being but one of the victuallers and of small force: Sir Richard bid him save himself, and leave him to his fortune.
Page 67 - ... far more willing to hearken to a composition, than hastily to make any more assaults or entries. But as the day increased so our men decreased; and as the light grew more and more, by so much more grew our discomforts. For none appeared in sight but enemies, saving one small ship called the Pilgrim...
Page 66 - But Sir Richard utterly refused to turn from the enemy, alleging that he would rather choose to die, than to dishonour himself, his country and her Majesty's ship, persuading his company that he would pass through the two squadrons, in despite of them : and enforce those of Seville to give him way. Which he performed upon divers of the foremost, who, as the mariners term it, sprang their luff and fell under the lee of the Revenge.
Page 69 - There was good justice done; and vice was suppressed and 'punished. So that we always reckon those Eight years of ' Usurpation a time of great peace and prosperity...