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Excerpt from Farragut and Other Great Commanders: A Series of Naval Biographies
To omit from a record of Eminent Sailors the story of Sir Francis Drake would be as grievous an error as to omit from the play of Hamlet the moody prince himself; yet we feel some difficulty in re-telling a story that has been so often told, and told by such competent tellers.
There has ever been a wonderful consensus of Opinion con cerning Drake. The main lineaments of his character were so bold that it was impossible to mistake them; just as the principal actions of his life were of such high importance that it is impossible to over-estimate them. Hence, from Stow and Fuller to F roude and]. R. Green, our historians have described him in almost exactly similar terms.
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To omit from a record of Eminent Sailors the story of Sir Francis Drake would be as grievous an error as to omit from the play of Hamlet the moody prince himself; yet we feel some difficulty in re-telling a story that has been so often told, and told by such competent tellers.
There has ever been a wonderful consensus of Opinion con cerning Drake. The main lineaments of his character were so bold that it was impossible to mistake them; just as the principal actions of his life were of such high importance that it is impossible to over-estimate them. Hence, from Stow and Fuller to F roude and]. R. Green, our historians have described him in almost exactly similar terms.
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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Author(s) - W. H. Davenport Adams
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ISBN - 9780428639006
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 478
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