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... Gourges in trumpet tones , 260 It was over ; but how had it ended ? · " God wills it , be my wife , Hortense , " A forest maiden , • Map of the period , . 273 292 · 294 • 116 158 180 • " 186 · 194 • 202 • 240 SAINT AUGUSTINE . ! CHAPTER ...
... Gourges in trumpet tones , 260 It was over ; but how had it ended ? · " God wills it , be my wife , Hortense , " A forest maiden , • Map of the period , . 273 292 · 294 • 116 158 180 • " 186 · 194 • 202 • 240 SAINT AUGUSTINE . ! CHAPTER ...
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... Gourges , a soldier of fortune and good family . He had distinguished himself during the wars against Spain in Italy , where he was once captured by the enemy and chained as a slave to a galley . This galley was subsequently taken by ...
... Gourges , a soldier of fortune and good family . He had distinguished himself during the wars against Spain in Italy , where he was once captured by the enemy and chained as a slave to a galley . This galley was subsequently taken by ...
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... Gourges an admirable person to carry out any des- perate plan of conquest and adventure . Hearing of the massacre of his countrymen in Florida , he immediately laid a plan for avenging them and driving their murderers out of that fine ...
... Gourges an admirable person to carry out any des- perate plan of conquest and adventure . Hearing of the massacre of his countrymen in Florida , he immediately laid a plan for avenging them and driving their murderers out of that fine ...
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... Gourges , who next night entered the river Tacatacouran , called by the French the Seine , fifteen miles from the river May or St. John . " They will learn before long whom they have saluted , " the fiery Gascon declared . No wonder the ...
... Gourges , who next night entered the river Tacatacouran , called by the French the Seine , fifteen miles from the river May or St. John . " They will learn before long whom they have saluted , " the fiery Gascon declared . No wonder the ...
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... Gourges for a Spanish squadron , they prepared to oppose his landing . Suspecting their mistake , De Gourges sent his trumpeter , who had served under Laudonnière and understood their language , ashore . The tribe which met them was ...
... Gourges for a Spanish squadron , they prepared to oppose his landing . Suspecting their mistake , De Gourges sent his trumpeter , who had served under Laudonnière and understood their language , ashore . The tribe which met them was ...
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admiral Admiral Coligni answered arms asked attack Augustine Beaucarre boat brother cannon Carolinia Catholic chief coast Coligni colony commandant Cossel countrymen cried Cuba cunning D'Erlac D'Oranger danger dark dawn deck Duke of Guise enemy escaped expedition eyes face fate father fear fell fleet Florida forest Fort Carolinia Fort St Fourneaux Francisco Estevan French Frenchmen gazed girl gold Gourges governor guard guns hand heard heart heretics Hortense De Barre Huguenots Indians John Gyrot king knew land Laudon Laudonnière mademoiselle matchlocks Mattheo Melendez Mendoza Monsieur Gyrot morning nière night Olacatora Ottigny Outina pale persecution pirate priest prisoner Protestant rain reached Ribault river sailed sailor Saturiova savages seemed seized señor sent ship shore silence Sir John Hawkins slain smile soldiers soon Spain Spanish stood storm sword terrible thought Timagoa Trenchant vessel wild woods World young Spaniard