 ... 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...  Short Studies on Great Subjects - Page 403by James Anthony Froude - 1873 - 534 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1799 - 714 pages
...Revenge not able to move one way or other, but S3 she was moved with the waves and billow of the sea) commanded the Master Gunner, whom he knew to be a...ship ; that thereby nothing might remain of glory or viftory to the Spaniards : seeing in so many hours fight, and with so great a Navy they were not able... | |
 | William James Linton - 1851 - 806 pages
...round a dying lion, wary of approaching him in his last agony. Then Sir Riehard, as it was past hope, ' commanded the master 'gunner, whom he knew to be a...ship, that thereby ' nothing might remain of glory or \ ictory to the Spaniards ; seeing ia so many hours they ' were not able to take her, having had above... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 pages
...and was then shot through the body while his wounds were being dressed, and again in the head ; and g the same speech, well beseeming a soldier resolute...Throw and Co") Agnew John Holmes" John Holmes Agnew( fifty- three menof-war to perform it withal ; and persuaded the company, or as many as he could induce,... | |
 | William James Linton - 1852 - 94 pages
...approaching him in his last agony. Then Sir Richard, as it was past hope, ' commanded the master-gunner, whom he knew to be a most resolute, man, to split...hours' time, above ten thousand men, and fiftythree men of war, to perform it withal ; and persuaded the company, or as many as he could induce, to yield... | |
 | 1853 - 848 pages
...his crew killed or wounded, and himself disabled, "commanded the muster's gunner, whom he knew to he a most resolute man, to split and sink the ship, that...might remain of glory or victory to the Spaniards." SID RICHARD GREXVILLE. A hundred men for fifteen hours Beat back ten thousand ; morn shall see One... | |
 | Charles Clement Cotterill - 1868 - 380 pages
...or other, but as she was moved with the waves and billow of the sea), commanded the master-gunner, whom he knew to be a most resolute man, to split and...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, about... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1880 - 322 pages
...not being able to move one way or other but as she was moved with the waves and billows of the sea), commanded the master gunner, whom he knew to be a...remain of glory or victory to the Spaniards ; seeing so in many hours' fight, and with so great a navy, they were not able to take her, having had fifteen... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 328 pages
...in a ring, like dogs round a dying lion, and wary of approaching him in his last agony. Sir Eichard, seeing that it was past hope, having fought for fifteen...thousand men, and fifty-three men-of-war to perform withal ; and persuaded the company, or as many as he could induce, to yield themselves unto God, and... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 224 pages
...over the side. TENXYSOS. All the powder in the Revenge was now spent, all her pikes were broken, forty out of her 100 men killed, and a great number of the...ship, that thereby nothing might remain of glory or of victory to the Spaniards ; seeing in so many hours they were not able to take her, having had about... | |
 | Edmund Goldsmid - 1886 - 152 pages
...one way or other, but as she was moued with the waues and billow of the sea : commanded the maister Gunner, whom he knew to be a most resolute man, to split and sinke the shippe ; that thereby nothing might remaine of glorie or victorie to the Spaniards : seeing... | |
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