The History of the Lives and Action of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Street-robbers, &c. &c: To which is Added a Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the Noted PiratesLongman, 1813 - 531 страници |
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... returned in triumph to Ja- maica . Upon his arrival , one Mansvelt an old pirate , was equip- ping a fleet with the intention of landing upon the Continent and pillaging the country . The success of Morgan induced Mans- velt to choose ...
... returned in triumph to Ja- maica . Upon his arrival , one Mansvelt an old pirate , was equip- ping a fleet with the intention of landing upon the Continent and pillaging the country . The success of Morgan induced Mans- velt to choose ...
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... returned , informing Captain Morgan that they had been unsuccessful , but requested the space of fifteen days , in order to obtain the required ransom . To this he consented , but in a short time a negre was taken with letters from the ...
... returned , informing Captain Morgan that they had been unsuccessful , but requested the space of fifteen days , in order to obtain the required ransom . To this he consented , but in a short time a negre was taken with letters from the ...
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... returned home with the remainder of his forces . Thus abandoned to their cruel fate , the wretched inhabitants collected the sum demanded , and Captain Morgan having vic- tualled his fleet , and taken several of the best guns from the ...
... returned home with the remainder of his forces . Thus abandoned to their cruel fate , the wretched inhabitants collected the sum demanded , and Captain Morgan having vic- tualled his fleet , and taken several of the best guns from the ...
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... returned to Maracaibo , where he was informed that a Spanish fleet , consisting of several large vessels , lay at the entrance of the strait to prevent his escape , which struck his men and himself with great consternation . He assumed ...
... returned to Maracaibo , where he was informed that a Spanish fleet , consisting of several large vessels , lay at the entrance of the strait to prevent his escape , which struck his men and himself with great consternation . He assumed ...
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... returned for answer , that he would oppose the passage of the pirates by every means in his power . This resolution made Morgan pause for a while , before he de- cided what was to be done . In the first place , they divided their ...
... returned for answer , that he would oppose the passage of the pirates by every means in his power . This resolution made Morgan pause for a while , before he de- cided what was to be done . In the first place , they divided their ...
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accordingly acquainted adventure apprehended arrived attacked Barrington became black flag Blackbeard Bon Homme Richard booty brigantine Captain Captain Morgan carried Charles Vane coach coast commanded committed companions condemned crew crimes death deliver depredations detected Dick discovered dressed England escape executed father favour fire former fortune gave gentleman give gold governor guineas guns hand highwayman honour horse hundred pounds husband informed instantly island Jack Jamaica Johnny Gibson lady landlord leave live London Madagascar manner Mary Read master murder Newgate night Old Bailey Old Mob person pirates pistol plundered pocket poor Portuguese prisoners prize purse quoth received replied requested resolved returned road robbed robbery Robin rode rogue Rumbold sailed saying seized sent sentence servant shew shillings ship shore sloop soon stand and deliver taken thing took town Tyburn vessel watch wife Witherington woman young
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Страница 58 - Wednesday. Doth he feel it ? no. Doth he hear it ? no. Is it insensible, then ? yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it. Therefore I'll none of it : honour is a mere scutcheon : 12 — and so ends my catechism.
Страница 71 - A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him, half dead.
Страница 58 - tis no matter; Honor pricks me on. Yea, but how if Honor prick me off when I come on ? how then ? Can Honor set to a leg ? No. Or an arm ? No. Or take away the grief of a wound ? No. Honor hath no skill in surgery then ? No. What is Honor ? A word. What is in that word, Honor ? What is that Honor ? Air. A trim reckoning ! Who hath it ? He that died o
Страница 58 - Wednesday. Doth he feel it? No.- Doth he hear it? No. Is it insensible then? Yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the living? No. Why? Detraction will not suffer it: — therefore I'll none of it: Honour is a mere scutcheon, and so ends my catechism.
Страница 113 - Fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold of eternal life...
Страница 131 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; ' to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 'to execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
Страница 103 - I dwell with him that is of a contrite spirit to revive it " ; it ends with, " Narrow is the way which leads to life, and few there be who find it.
Страница 205 - Vane made all the protestations of honour in the world to him, but, it seems Captain Holford was too intimately acquainted with him, to repose any confidence at all in his words or oaths. He told him, he might easily find a way to get off if he had a mind to it. 'I am now going down the Bay...
Страница 182 - Blackbeard seeing few or no hands aboard, told his men, that they were all knocked on the head, except three or four; and therefore, says he, Let's jump on board, and cut them to pieces. Whereupon, under the smoke of one of the bottles just mentioned, Blackbeard enters with fourteen men, over the bows of Maynard's sloop, and were not seen by him...