The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... took away all the Dutch ships he could find on the seas , or in the ports all over the world . This you may imagine was a great blow to the Dutch . There are no coal - mines , or iron - mines , or gold - mines in Holland as in other ...
... took away all the Dutch ships he could find on the seas , or in the ports all over the world . This you may imagine was a great blow to the Dutch . There are no coal - mines , or iron - mines , or gold - mines in Holland as in other ...
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... took the ship away . For some time the people of Holland were very despondent , for they feared they were all going to be ruined . Presently , how- ever , some of them looked at the map , and rubbed their hands with delight . ' Why ...
... took the ship away . For some time the people of Holland were very despondent , for they feared they were all going to be ruined . Presently , how- ever , some of them looked at the map , and rubbed their hands with delight . ' Why ...
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... took the hide to Amsterdam ; but the death of the two poor fellows was always remem- bered with great sorrow . It may have been this un- toward circumstance which determined them to give up the attempt for that year at least . At all ...
... took the hide to Amsterdam ; but the death of the two poor fellows was always remem- bered with great sorrow . It may have been this un- toward circumstance which determined them to give up the attempt for that year at least . At all ...
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... took to guide the expedition , now set about providing themselves with those things which they would re- quire on a journey which they now knew must be exceedingly difficult and perhaps fatal . They bought a great quantity of salted ...
... took to guide the expedition , now set about providing themselves with those things which they would re- quire on a journey which they now knew must be exceedingly difficult and perhaps fatal . They bought a great quantity of salted ...
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... took great care to turn their sand- glass every half - hour , so as to note the time , and each day was dutifully marked off on the calendar . Thus came Christmas and New Year . The thoughts of the beloved ones at home made them all ...
... took great care to turn their sand- glass every half - hour , so as to note the time , and each day was dutifully marked off on the calendar . Thus came Christmas and New Year . The thoughts of the beloved ones at home made them all ...
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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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