The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... land and sea , most of whom died in some battle , and whose memory is dearly loved by every Dutch boy and girl . Their wonderful deeds are always read at school , and well do I remember , when our master described how they fought ...
... land and sea , most of whom died in some battle , and whose memory is dearly loved by every Dutch boy and girl . Their wonderful deeds are always read at school , and well do I remember , when our master described how they fought ...
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... land . They went on shore , but not a person was to be seen . There was nothing but snow and ice , glittering in the sun , and surrounding them on all sides . It floated on the water in thin sheets , it covered the land , it seemed even ...
... land . They went on shore , but not a person was to be seen . There was nothing but snow and ice , glittering in the sun , and surrounding them on all sides . It floated on the water in thin sheets , it covered the land , it seemed even ...
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... land on the island they were passing , to gather some beautiful crystals ; and about thirty of them set out in a boat for that purpose . Now these crystals were only to be found in the crevices and splits of the rock , wherefore it was ...
... land on the island they were passing , to gather some beautiful crystals ; and about thirty of them set out in a boat for that purpose . Now these crystals were only to be found in the crevices and splits of the rock , wherefore it was ...
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... land , but Heemskerk , who was on deck , explained to them the mystery , so that , although they saw it more than once afterwards , they were no longer astonished at the sight . The following day their ship was surrounded with ice ; as ...
... land , but Heemskerk , who was on deck , explained to them the mystery , so that , although they saw it more than once afterwards , they were no longer astonished at the sight . The following day their ship was surrounded with ice ; as ...
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... now that war at sea was as practicable as on land , every captain who went to sea prepared himself to fight the Spaniards wherever he met them , not waiting to be attacked , but sailing 22 . The Great Dutch Admirals .
... now that war at sea was as practicable as on land , every captain who went to sea prepared himself to fight the Spaniards wherever he met them , not waiting to be attacked , but sailing 22 . The Great Dutch Admirals .
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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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