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... wrote , ' until this evening late , and distressed them much ; but their fleet con- sisteth of mighty ships and great strength . In December 1587 Howard received a special commission as ' lieutenant - general and commander - in - chief ...
... wrote , ' until this evening late , and distressed them much ; but their fleet con- sisteth of mighty ships and great strength . In December 1587 Howard received a special commission as ' lieutenant - general and commander - in - chief ...
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... wrote , stroyed , might have been taken had not Es- ' to see them that have served so valiantly sex landed as soon as the Spanish ships gave to die so miserably . ' The queen demurred way . Howard , who had been charged by the to the ...
... wrote , stroyed , might have been taken had not Es- ' to see them that have served so valiantly sex landed as soon as the Spanish ships gave to die so miserably . ' The queen demurred way . Howard , who had been charged by the to the ...
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... wrote , preparations for the coronation ; in May 1604 all the ships in the Narrow Seas are small , he was a commissioner for negotiating the ' fit to meet with Dunkirkers , but far unfit peace with Spain , and in March 1605 was sent for ...
... wrote , preparations for the coronation ; in May 1604 all the ships in the Narrow Seas are small , he was a commissioner for negotiating the ' fit to meet with Dunkirkers , but far unfit peace with Spain , and in March 1605 was sent for ...
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... wrote to Howard sharply repri- manding him for his dilatory conduct , and ordering him to lose no more time ( HOLINS- HED , p . 575 ) . No such correspondence is now extant , and the story appears improbable . It seems , too ...
... wrote to Howard sharply repri- manding him for his dilatory conduct , and ordering him to lose no more time ( HOLINS- HED , p . 575 ) . No such correspondence is now extant , and the story appears improbable . It seems , too ...
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... wrote some books on art , the first of which , ' The Sketcher's Manual , published in 1837 , went through several editions . It was followed by ' Colour as a Means of Art , ' 1838 , ' The Science of Draw- ing , ' 1839-40 , and Imitative ...
... wrote some books on art , the first of which , ' The Sketcher's Manual , published in 1837 , went through several editions . It was followed by ' Colour as a Means of Art , ' 1838 , ' The Science of Draw- ing , ' 1839-40 , and Imitative ...
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The Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to 1900 Leslie Stephen,Sir Sidney Lee No preview available - 1963 |
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