Selected WritingsCarcanet, 1984 - 294 pages |
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... persuaded . This idea , that outstanding bravery most often leads to disaster becomes a common theme of the History of the World . Here it should already make the reader question the positive quality which he might normally attribute to ...
... persuaded . This idea , that outstanding bravery most often leads to disaster becomes a common theme of the History of the World . Here it should already make the reader question the positive quality which he might normally attribute to ...
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... persuaded by the master and others to cut his mainsail , and cast about , and to trust to the sailing of the ship : for the squadron of Seville were on his weather bow . But Sir Richard utterly refused to turn from the enemy , alleging ...
... persuaded by the master and others to cut his mainsail , and cast about , and to trust to the sailing of the ship : for the squadron of Seville were on his weather bow . But Sir Richard utterly refused to turn from the enemy , alleging ...
Page 97
... persuaded all the company that it was but only one day's work more to attain the land where we should be relieved of all we wanted , and if we returned that we were sure to starve by the way , and that the world would also laugh us to ...
... persuaded all the company that it was but only one day's work more to attain the land where we should be relieved of all we wanted , and if we returned that we were sure to starve by the way , and that the world would also laugh us to ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Metrical translations from the History of | 21 |
A farewell to false Love | 27 |
Copyright | |
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