. The true story book . CAPTAIN SNELGRAVE AND THE PIEATES 63 towards the boat. But being closely pursued, a fifth shot made himfall - and the Portuguese, being amazed at his great strength and. courage, cut his throat that they might be sure of him. Thus fellCaptain Davis, who, allowing for the course of life he had beenunhappily engaged in, was a most generous, humane person, THE SPARTAN THREE HUNDRED is the story of the greatest deed of arms that was ever men who fought in it were not urged by ambition orgreed, nor were they soldiers who knew not why they went to warred
. The true story book . CAPTAIN SNELGRAVE AND THE PIEATES 63 towards the boat. But being closely pursued, a fifth shot made himfall - and the Portuguese, being amazed at his great strength and. courage, cut his throat that they might be sure of him. Thus fellCaptain Davis, who, allowing for the course of life he had beenunhappily engaged in, was a most generous, humane person, THE SPARTAN THREE HUNDRED is the story of the greatest deed of arms that was ever men who fought in it were not urged by ambition orgreed, nor were they soldiers who knew not why they went to warred for the freedom of their country, they were few againstmany, they might have retreated with honour, after inflicting greatloss on the enemy, but they preferred, with more honour, to die. It was four hundred and eighty years before the birth of Great King, as the Greeks called Xerxes, the Persian monarch,was leading the innumerable armies of Asia against the small anddivided country of Greece. It was then split into a number oflittle States, not on good terms with each other, and while somewere for war, and freedom, and ruin, if ruin must come, withhonour, others were for peac
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