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whole in good or sound condition; not divided into parts OE.; sb.
the complete amount XIV; a combination of parts XVII. OE.
(ġe)hāl = OS.
hēl (Du.
(ge)heel), (O)HG.
heil, ON.
heill, Goth.
(ga)hails :- Gmc. *
(ga)χailaz :- IE. *
kailos (repr. also in Balto-Sl.).
wholesale first in phr.
by w., †
by the w. XV.
wholesome conducive to well-being XII. prob. OE. *
hālsum, with Gmc. parallels.
wholly to the full or complete extent, in full. OE. *
hāllīċe; see
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Setting sail.(Sir Walter Raleigh)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Home of Sir Francis, without hell hounds
Newspaper article from: Plymouth Evening Herald, The; 3/14/2009; 419 words
; ...Buckland Abbey was home to Elizabethan seafarers Sir Richard Grenville and then Sir Francis Drake, who is rumoured to still haunt the...and beautiful estate. And tomorrow you can see "Sir Francis Drake" at Home and listen to tales of seafaring...
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Sir Bobby's home city pays its tribute; Durham joins in honouring famous son.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 12/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...region. PROUD TRIBUTE SIR Bobby yesterday received...Grenville Holland said Sir Bobby had "made thousands...Elsie and the Mayor, Grenville Holland, and accompanied...of Durham. Picture: Richard Rayner/North News www...Lady Elsie and Mayor Grenville Holland in Durham Town...
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New findings at the Lost Colony. (archaeology dig on Roanoke Island, North Carolina)
Magazine article from: National Parks; 7/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...IT IS 1585 IN ENGLAND, and Sir Walter Raleigh--poet, warrior...ships, 107 colonists, and Sir Richard Grenville, one of England's finest captains...began with Raleigh's cousin Sir Richard Grenville, who sailed to the new land with...
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Birthdays
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/31/1994; 700+ words
; ...judge, 79; Admiral Sir Brian Brown, former...Corporation, 68; Mr Richard Gere, actor, 45; Air...Saroyan, author, 1908; Richard Basehart, actor, 1914...Battle of Flores, Sir Richard Grenville engaged the whole Spanish...
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Welcome to Tarrant's treasured islands.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...squeakyrecitation of Tennyson's The Revenge, which begins: 'At Flores in the AzoresSir Richard Grenville lay.' I didn't have a clue who Sir Richard Grenville wasor where on Earth the Azores were but I was still very happy to go up andproudly...
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BIRTHDAYS
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/14/1995; 700+ words
; ...of East Anglia, 57; Sir Leslie Fletcher, former...Rank Organisation, 73; Sir Christopher French...racehorse trainer, 35; Sir Richard Luce, Vice-Chancellor...Crosfield, 76; Mr Cliff Richard, singer, 55; Mr John...philosopher, 1844; Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, novelist...
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Raleigh's romance, rivals and venture at roanoke
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 11/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...plan his half-brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert had to...to attract finance, Sir Humphrey offered huge hypothetical...million acres to the poet Sir Philip Sidney. Walter...his Devon cousins, Sir Richard Grenville of Buckland Abbey, had...
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Brush strokes catalogue history of a county
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...the portrait of Major General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian by Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769...1947 along with the sword Sir Richard used at Waterloo," she says...personal retainer to Sir Bevill Grenville, a leading Royalist. The painting...
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Mineral expert had mettle.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 11/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...Gans was a member of Sir Walter Raleigh's first...attracted the attention of Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen...the flagship of Sir Richard Grenville, a cousin of Raleigh...Anglican clergyman named Richard Curteys, with w
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Grenville, Sir Richard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Grenville, Sir Richard (1542–91), English landowner...to take to the seas, and in 1591, Grenville got himself appointed as vice admiral...seriously depleted through sickness, Grenville's flagship the Revenge being obliged...
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Sir Richard Grenville
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Richard Grenville 1542?-1591, English naval hero...Roanoke Island in 1585. In 1591, Grenville was second in command, under Lord...finding the odds against him too heavy, Grenville's ship, the Revenge, became separated...
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Walter Raleigh The English statesman Sir Walter Raleigh (ca. 1552-1618...Virgin Queen) but he sponsored Richard Hakluyt's Discourse of Western...conveyed by Raleigh's cousin Sir Richard Grenville. Quarrels, lack of discipline...
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Sir Ralph Lane
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Ralph Lane c.1530-1603...Island , N.C. Sent by Sir Walter Raleigh , the expedition...seven ships commanded by Sir Richard Grenville. The group landed on Roanoke...the settlement appeared in Richard Hakluyt's The Principal...
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Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552–1618)
Book article from: The Renaissance
Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552 – 1618) Explorer...World. He joined his half brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, on an expedition against...company of settlers under the leadership of Sir Richard Grenville. This group settled on Roanoke Island...
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