 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1831 - 476 pages
...seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports, he besought of Almighty God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea, and then, calling up all the rest of our men, acquainted John Oxnam especially with this... | |
 | Historical account - 1836 - 510 pages
...bold navigator first saw the South Sea, we are told that " he besought Almighty God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea." Several years elapsed before this wish was gratified ; but at length, on the 13th December... | |
 | ACCOUNT. - 1837 - 392 pages
...bold navigator first saw the South Sea, we are told that " he besought Almighty God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea." Several years elapsed before this wish was gratified ; but at length, on the 13th December,... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1872 - 684 pages
...seen that sea of which ho had heard such golden reports, ho besought of Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea ; and then calling up all the rest of our men, acquainted John Oxcnham especially with... | |
 | David Laing Purves - 1874 - 856 pages
...beheld that sea, "of which he had heard such golden reports, he besought Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea." Calling up his men, he acquainted *^Ğra, John Oxenham especially, with solve, which... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1882 - 262 pages
...seen that sea of which he had heard such golden reports, ho besought of Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea ; and then calling up all the rest of our men, acquainted John Oxenham especially with... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1888 - 484 pages
...known as the South Sea, and, carried away by his enthusiasm, 'besought Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea.' From this tree they passed on to Panama; missed a rich caravan by the untimely impetuosity... | |
 | Walter Besant - 1890 - 212 pages
...both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. "Almighty God ! " he exclaimed, "of Thy goodness give me life and leave to sail once in an English ship upon that sea." Now there was with the party that day an Englishman named John Oxenham — spelt Oxnam. This man, a... | |
 | Julian Stafford Corbett - 1890 - 228 pages
...upon the promised land — and like a good crusader he humbly besought Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea. So he descended and told them of his prayer; and before them all John Oxenham, his lieutenant,... | |
 | 1890 - 870 pages
...touch of romantic enthusiasm that redeemed all his piracies, ' besought Almighty God of His goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea. ' Drake arrived in Plymouth on Sunday, 9th August 1573, during sermon-time, when the news... | |
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... besought almighty God of his goodness to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship in that sea. 
