 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - America - 1831 - 476 pages
...Symeron, and having, as it pleased God at this time by reason of the breeze, a very fair day, had seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports, he besought of Almighty God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that... | |
 | Biography - 1834 - 454 pages
...Symeron, and having, as it pleased God at that time, by reason of the brize, a very faire day, had seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports,...God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sayle once in an English ship in that sea." We quote from a tract entitled ' Sir Francis Drake Revived,'... | |
 | Historical account - Discoveries in geography - 1836 - 510 pages
...high tree" on the Isthmus of Darien, this bold navigator first saw the South Sea, we are told that " he besought Almighty God of his goodness to give him...leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea." Several years elapsed before this wish was gratified ; but at length, on the 13th December 1577, he... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - America - 1837 - 446 pages
...Cimarrone, and having, as it pleased God at this time, by reason of the breeze, a very fair day, had seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports...leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea. And then, calling up all the rest of our men, acquainted John Oxenham especially with this his petition... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - Biography - 1838 - 542 pages
...Symeron, and having, as it pleased God at that time, by reason of the brize, a very faire day, had seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports,...God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sayle once in an English ship in that sea." We quote from a tract entitled ' Sir Francis Drake Revived,'... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - Biography - 1853 - 542 pages
...it pleased God at that time, by reason of the brize, a very faire day, had seen that sea of wlu'ch he had heard such golden reports, he besought Almighty...God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sayle once in an English ship in that sea." We quote from a tract entitled " Sir Francis Drake revived/'... | |
 | Thomas Milner - Australia - 1872 - 684 pages
...breeze, a very fair day, had seen that sea of which ho had heard such golden reports, ho besought of Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea ; and then calling up all the rest of our men, acquainted John Oxcnham especially with this his petition... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1882 - 262 pages
...breeze, a very fair day, had seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports, ho besought of Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea ; and then calling up all the rest of our men, acquainted John Oxenham especially with this his petition... | |
 | George Makepeace Towle - Admirals - 1882 - 300 pages
...having (as it pleased God at this time by reason of the breeze) a very fair day ; and after he had seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports, he besought of Almighty God in his goodness, to give him life and heart to sail once in an English ship in that... | |
 | 1888 - 634 pages
...that high tree whence he sighted the two oceans, and so carried away was he by his enthusiasm that he " besought Almighty God of his goodness to give...leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea." His prayer was grunted. Wonderful enthusiasm, and pluck, and energy he must have needed, for hitherto... | |
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... besought Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea. 
