. The North Devon coast. SEAL OF BIDEFORD. ?m4Wf. THE GRENVILLES 185 ways : Greiiville, Granville, Grenfell, and Green-field ; but, although branches have acquiredpeerages, none of the race has won to the fameattained by those who flourished in the long ago. Intolerably proud, they at any rate had thedriving-force of pride, which kept them at a highlevel of conduct and made them gallant gentlemen,who would have thought it shame to yield in fight,even though the odds were overwhelming. If aGrenville might not always conquer (for even tothe brave victory is not assured), at least hemight, and di
. The North Devon coast. SEAL OF BIDEFORD. ?m4Wf. THE GRENVILLES 185 ways : Greiiville, Granville, Grenfell, and Green-field ; but, although branches have acquiredpeerages, none of the race has won to the fameattained by those who flourished in the long ago. Intolerably proud, they at any rate had thedriving-force of pride, which kept them at a highlevel of conduct and made them gallant gentlemen,who would have thought it shame to yield in fight,even though the odds were overwhelming. If aGrenville might not always conquer (for even tothe brave victory is not assured), at least hemight, and did, fight grimly to the end, as it wasthe tradition of his kind to do. Two Grenvilles stand out prominently fromthat long line, for heroic valour. They weregrandfather and grandson. The elder was thatSir Richard Grenville (or Greynvile, as hewrote his name), who was Drakes right-hand manin the defeat of the Armada in 1588. Three yearslater, we find him, with his Admiral, Lord ThomasHoward, at Flores, off the Azores Islands, lying inwait for a num
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