The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... became most cruel and wicked . He sent into the country a strong army under the cruel Duke of Alva , who killed , and robbed , and im- prisoned everybody who would not pay him great sums of money and go to the Roman Catholic Church ...
... became most cruel and wicked . He sent into the country a strong army under the cruel Duke of Alva , who killed , and robbed , and im- prisoned everybody who would not pay him great sums of money and go to the Roman Catholic Church ...
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... became com- pact and firm . Towards the end of July the icebergs -vast mountains more than a hundred feet above and two hundred feet under the water - came sailing down upon them like immense giants , ready to crush their tiny vessel to ...
... became com- pact and firm . Towards the end of July the icebergs -vast mountains more than a hundred feet above and two hundred feet under the water - came sailing down upon them like immense giants , ready to crush their tiny vessel to ...
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... became shorter and shorter , and on the 4th of November they woke up from their sleep , and enquiring of each other in the darkness what time it might be , found out that it was mid - day . One of them ran to the door , and opened it ...
... became shorter and shorter , and on the 4th of November they woke up from their sleep , and enquiring of each other in the darkness what time it might be , found out that it was mid - day . One of them ran to the door , and opened it ...
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... became so intense that they could not keep them- selves warm . The beer froze in the barrels and burst them . The immense wood fires could not keep them from shivering . When they put their feet before the flame their socks were singed ...
... became so intense that they could not keep them- selves warm . The beer froze in the barrels and burst them . The immense wood fires could not keep them from shivering . When they put their feet before the flame their socks were singed ...
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... became bright and The boats had been buried under the snow , and had to be dug out . A way had to be cut from the ship to the sea ; the two small boats had to be fitted out for a perilous journey , and the men were all the time so weak ...
... became bright and The boats had been buried under the snow , and had to be dug out . A way had to be cut from the ship to the sea ; the two small boats had to be fitted out for a perilous journey , and the men were all the time so weak ...
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Admiral Tromp Admiral's afterwards already Amsterdam anchor army ashore attack battle began Blake boats broadside cabin captains coast command Cornelis Tromp Cornhill courage Crown 8vo D'Oquendo danger deck defeat Dunkerque Dutch Admiral Dutch fleet enemy England English fleet Evertsen father felt fight fire fire-ship flag followed fought French friends furious George Ayscue guns Hague hand harbour Heemskerk Holland honour hundred immediately Jacob van Heemskerk John de Witt King knew land London looked men-of-war merchantmen Michiel Monk morning Netherlands never night o'clock once Paternoster Row Pensionary Piet Hein pirates port Prince Prince of Orange province ready received retire returned round Ruyter sailed sailors scarcely sent ship shore shot side signalled silver fleet soldiers Spaniards Spanish fleet splendid squadron Stadtholder States-General terrific Texel thousand town Tromp vessels Vice-Admiral victory Wassenaer whole wind wounded young
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