 | William Oldys - 1740 - 588 pagina’s
...afterwards, exemplifying how little a refolute and experienced Man of War will fear to "pafs by the beft appointed Fort of Europe, with the Help of a good Tide and a leading Gale of Wind; and how hard a Matter it is to flop a good Ship without another as good to encounter it, fays, * The... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829 - 556 pagina’s
...there was no great artillery, nor any other weapons of fire to kill afar off, the adventure v. liich this Rhodian made was not greatly hazardous. For in...Sweden were at war, our East-land fleet, bound for Liefland, was forbidden by the king of Denmark to trade with the subjects of his enemies, and he threatened... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829 - 714 pagina’s
...Mexico. 'Sir Walter Ralegh afterwards, exemplifying how little a resolute and experienced man of war will fear to pass by the best appointed fort of Europe,...the help of a good tide and a leading gale of wind; and how hard a matter it is to stop a good ship without another as good to encounter it, says, " The... | |
 | Sir William Monson - 1902 - 498 pagina’s
...' In this age a valiant and judicious man-ofwar will not fear to pass by the best appointed fort in Europe with the help of a good tide and a leading...mouths against him and threaten to tear him in pieces' (Hist. of the World, Book V. cap. 1, sect. 10). Tactically the mission of a fleet is not to engage... | |
 | Sir William Monson - 1902 - 684 pagina’s
...' In this age a valiant and judicious man-ofwar will not fear to pass by the best appointed fort in Europe with the help of a good tide and a leading...mouths against him and threaten to tear him in pieces' (Hist, of ihe H'orM, Book V. cap. I, sect. i0). Tactically the mission of a fleet is not to engage... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - 1928 - 300 pagina’s
...prose. So he gives his reasons and his experiences thus: "In this age a valiant and judicious man-of-war will not fear to pass by the best appointed fort of...mouths against him, and threaten to tear him in pieces. It was not long since, that the Duke of Parma, besieging Antwerp and finding no possibility to master... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - 1996 - 248 pagina’s
...So he gives his reasons and his experiences thus : 'In this age a valiant and judicious man-of-war will not fear to pass by the best appointed fort of...mouths against him, and threaten to tear him in pieces. It was not long since, that the Duke of Parma, besieging Antwerp and finding no possibility to master... | |
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... this Rhodian made was not greatly hazardous. For in this age a valiant and judicious man of war will not fear to pass by the best appointed fort of Europe, with the help of a good tide and a leading gale of wind ; no, though forty pieces of great... 