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Westward Ho, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Westward Ho Vol 2 of 2 - Classic Reprint Author:Charles Kingsley THE MOST CHIVALROUS ADVENTURE OF THE GOOD SHIP ROSE " He is brass within, and steel without. With beams on his topcastle strong; And eighteen pieces of ordinance He carries on either side along." Sir Andrew Barf~. LET us take boatJ as A myas did, at Vhitehall .. stairs, and slip down ahead of him under old London BridgeJ and so to Deptford Creek... more », where remainsJ as it were .embalmed, the famous ship Pelican, in which Drake had sailed round the world. There she stands, drawn up high and dry upon the sedgy bank of Thames, like an old wardor resting after his toil. Nailed upon her mainmast are epigrams and verses in honor of her and of her captain, three of which, by the Win· chester scholar. Camden gives in his History; and Elizabeth's self consecrated her solemnly t and having banqueted on board. there and then honored Drake vith the djgnity of knighthood. II At which time a bridge of planks, by which they came on board, broke under the press of people, and
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CONTENTS; VOLUME II; CH" I"T1tlI ~ AGII; XVI THE MOST CHIVALROUS ADVENTURE OF THE; GOOD SUIP ROSE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1; XVII How THEY CAME TO BARDADOS, AND FOUND; NO MEN THEREl~ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 25; XVIII How THEY TOOK THE PEARLS AT MARGARITA 34; XIX 'VHAT DEFELL AT LA GUAVRA ? ? ? ? ? ? SI; XX SPANISn BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MAS; TIFFS ? ? ? ? ? ? , ? 86; XXI How THEY TOOK THE COPtUIUNION UNDER THE; Tit EE AT H IG UEROTE ? ? ?? ?? 1%3; XXII TIlE I~QUISITION IN THE INDIES ? ? ? ? ? 148; XXIII THE BANKS OF THE META ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 153; XXIV How A~IYAS WAS TliMPTEO 010' THE DE'tL ? 177; XXV How "'KEV TOOK THf: GoLl>-TRAIN ? ? ? ? 209; XX VI How THEY TOOK THE GR£AT GALLEON ? ? 248; XXVII How SALVATION YEO FOUND HIS LITTLE MAID; ACA1N ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 293; XXVIII How AMVAS CAME HOME THE THIRD Tnn~ 3(3; XXIX How TlIt: VIRGINIA FLEET WOU STOPPED BY; THE QUEEN'S COMMAND ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3Jz; XXX How THB ADMIRAL JOHN HAWKINS TESTIFIED; AG« less