The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh
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Excerpt from The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh: Containing His Adventures by Sea and Land, and the Various Discoveries He Made; Also, an Account of His Conduct During His Apprehension and Confinement in the Tower, and the Interesting Particulars Respecting His Trial and Execution Mr. Raleigh had here a good opportunity of acquiring experience in the art of war, of improving himself in the knowledge of the modern languages, and of acquiring all the accomplishments of a gentleman; he did not return till the end of the year 1575, having spent six years in France. The activity of his temper did not suffer him to rest long at home, for in 1578, he went into the service of the prince of Orange, against the Spaniards. Soon after this, he had an opportunity of trying his fortune at sea; his half-brother, Sir Humphry Gilbert, having obtained a patent to plant and settle some northern parts of America, not claimed by any nation in alliance with the queen of England, Mr. Raleigh engaged with a considerable number of gentlemen in an expedition to Newfoundland; but this proved unsuccessful, for divisions arising among the volunteers, Sir Humphry, the general, was, in 1579 obliged to set sail with only a few of his friends; and, after various misfortunes at -sea, returned with the loss of one of his ships in an engagement with the Spaniards, in which Mr. Raleigh was exposed to great danger. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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