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Page 152
... laid the foundations of a colonial empire and a mer- cantile pre - eminence - in competition and rivalry with the rest of the world , and in despite of the open hostility of Portugal , Spain , Holland , and France .
... laid the foundations of a colonial empire and a mer- cantile pre - eminence - in competition and rivalry with the rest of the world , and in despite of the open hostility of Portugal , Spain , Holland , and France .
Page 241
For the rest , John is an Irishman , whose motto is dum vivimus vivamus . He is tall and straight , and , though no gossip , is ever ready to tell amusing anecdotes of his countrymen from purely philanthropic motives .
For the rest , John is an Irishman , whose motto is dum vivimus vivamus . He is tall and straight , and , though no gossip , is ever ready to tell amusing anecdotes of his countrymen from purely philanthropic motives .
Page 256
When they had done tossing and eating , they gave the rest of the batter to the men , who fried it into one large pancake about two inches thick , and then devoured it . As to pan- cakes , we are told that all the Diaries agree- ...
When they had done tossing and eating , they gave the rest of the batter to the men , who fried it into one large pancake about two inches thick , and then devoured it . As to pan- cakes , we are told that all the Diaries agree- ...
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