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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... night upon the ground , destitute of every kind of pro- visions . But a flag of a truce being hoisted , a capitulation took place , and it was finally agreed to surrender the island to Morgan and his crew . Having become masters of the ...
... night upon the ground , destitute of every kind of pro- visions . But a flag of a truce being hoisted , a capitulation took place , and it was finally agreed to surrender the island to Morgan and his crew . Having become masters of the ...
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... night , he would thankfully pay for it . The mistress of the house had been expecting her husband from London , and thinking it was him , she came to the door , when , hearing his story , and be . 1 lieving him , as he appeared to be a ...
... night , he would thankfully pay for it . The mistress of the house had been expecting her husband from London , and thinking it was him , she came to the door , when , hearing his story , and be . 1 lieving him , as he appeared to be a ...
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... night at the inn , they proceeded next morning on their journey , when the Farmer addressed the counsellor , saying , " Pray Sir , What is meant by trover and conversion in the law of England ? ” He re- plied , that it signified , in ...
... night at the inn , they proceeded next morning on their journey , when the Farmer addressed the counsellor , saying , " Pray Sir , What is meant by trover and conversion in the law of England ? ” He re- plied , that it signified , in ...
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... night . These were often thrown out by the tide , and ta- ken up by the country people , to the great consternation and dis- may of all the surrounding inhabitants . Nor could any discover what had befallen the many friends , relations ...
... night . These were often thrown out by the tide , and ta- ken up by the country people , to the great consternation and dis- may of all the surrounding inhabitants . Nor could any discover what had befallen the many friends , relations ...
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... night . Two of them then rode off , and the other four gave their horses to a waterman to lead to the next inn . The horses being foaming with sweat , he began to suspect that they were robbers who had been keenly pur . sued . He ...
... night . Two of them then rode off , and the other four gave their horses to a waterman to lead to the next inn . The horses being foaming with sweat , he began to suspect that they were robbers who had been keenly pur . sued . He ...
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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 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.
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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...
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