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" ... firm as granite. A coarse plebeian stamp of man: yet the whole figure and attitude are that of boundless determination, self-possession, energy; and, when at last he speaks a few blunt words, all eyes are turned respectfully upon him; — for his... "
History of Plymouth from the Earliest Period to the Present Time - Page 46
by Richard Nicholls Worth - 1871 - 343 pages
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Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh ..., Volume 2

Charles Kingsley - Great Britain - 1855 - 382 pages
...see the bullet head of crisp brown hair and the wrinkled forehead , as well as the high cheek-bones , the short square face , the broad temples , the thick...respectfully upon him; — for his name is Francis Drake. contrasting oddly with the huge gold chain about his neck, waddles up, as if he had been born, and...
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 72

American essays - 1893 - 958 pages
...back, looking up with keen gray eyes into the face of each speaker. His cap is in his hands, so that you can see the bullet head of crisp, brown hair and...respectfully upon him, for his name is Francis Drake." And there on Plymouth Hoe was he playing at bowls when a sailor hurriedly put in shore, to say that...
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Black's Guide to the South-western Counties of England: Dorsetshire

Cornwall (England : County) - 1862 - 500 pages
...see the bullet-head of crisp brown hair and the wrinkled forehead, as well as the high cheek-bones, the short square face, the broad temples, the thick...respectfully upon him, for his name is Francis Drake. up as if lie had been born and had lived ever since in a gale of wind at sea. The upper half of his...
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Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of ..., Volume 9

Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - Devon (England) - 1877 - 478 pages
...his back, looking up with keen grey eyes into the face of each spectator 1 His cap is in his hands, so you can see the bullet head of crisp brown hair...respectfully upon him — for his name is Francis Drake." Thus too Kingsley describes John Hawkins : "A burly, grizzled elder, in greasy, sea-stained garments,...
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Decisive Events in History

Thomas Archer (historical writer.) - Battles - 1878 - 220 pages
...as the high cheek-bones, the short square face, the broad temples, the thick lips, which are yet as firm as granite. A coarse, plebeian stamp of man; yet the whole figure and attitude are those of boundless determination, selfpossession, energy ; and when at last he speaks a few blunt words,...
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Sir Walter Raleigh: His Life and Times

F. L. Clarke - Explorers - 1883 - 120 pages
...apart, and hands behind his back, looking up, with keen grey eyes, into the face of each speaker ? A coarse plebeian stamp of man, yet the whole figure...few blunt words, all eyes are turned respectfully on him : — for his name is Francis Drake. "A burly, grizzled elder, in greasy sea-stained garments,...
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Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh ..., Volume 1

Charles Kingsley - Great Britain - 1888 - 616 pages
...the broad temples, the thick lips, which are yet firm as granite. A coarse plebeian stamp of mail : yet the whole figure and attitude are that of boundless...are turned respectfully upon him; — for his name ia Francis Drake. A burly, grizzled elder, in greasy sea-stained garments, contrasting oddly with the...
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The English history readers, by the editor of the 'Universal readers'.

Marshall John and co - 1884 - 266 pages
...are yet firm as granite. A coarse, plebeian stamp of man ; yet the whole figure and attitude indicate boundless determination, self-possession, energy ;...turned respectfully upon him, for his name is Francis Drake.3 " A burly, grizzled elder, in greasy, sea- stained garments, contrasting oddly with the huge...
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Ten Great Events in History

History - 1887 - 280 pages
...as firm as granite. A coarse, plebeian stump of a man; yet the whole figure and attitude are those of boundless determination, self-possession, energy;...few blunt words, all eyes are turned respectfully on him, for his name is Francis Drake. 25. " A burly, grizzled elder, in greasy, sea-stained garments,...
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Open Sesame!: Arranged for boys and girls from ten to fourteen years old

Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - Readers - 1890 - 416 pages
...as the high cheek-bones, the short, square face, the broad temples, the thick lips which are yet as firm as granite. A coarse, plebeian stamp of man;...respectfully upon him, — for his name is Francis Drake. EPIGRAM ON FRANCIS DRAKE. BEN JONSON. THE stars above will make thee known If man were silent here;...
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