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I perceived, as I read, how the collective white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who used Faustian machinations to make his own Christianity his initial wedge in criminal conquests. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
Activists from Sea Shepherd, the anti-whaling charity, arrive in a plush campervan, with expensive boats and a piratical logo, intent on direct action to stop the slaughter. 'We were trying not to get hit by their tails' – how I filmed the Faroe whale hunt 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z
The piratical life was, and is, a dangerous one – not a sensible career option. Why do celebrities get honorary degrees? 2010-07-14T10:02:00Z
He's never won anything before, except for a long-ago prize for Best Anecdote About a Squid, and he's determined that his piratical exploits should earn him the big award. Yo-ho-ho-ho: 'The Pirates!' will give you a good laugh 2012-04-25T19:22:03Z
It’s disappointing, I think, to the members of the public who think this is a raucous, rollicking kind of place where it’s the last refuge of outliers in American society, the unconventional, piratical. The Post’s Marty Weil remembers when moving buildings was a snap 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z
On the first reading I overdid the "Oooh-arr me hearties" piratical voice, on the grounds that if you can't camp things up reading to your children at bedtime there's no point going on. Mal Peet's top 10 books to read aloud 2011-08-03T13:08:37Z
He revels in a piratical, bad-boy reputation, and his response to this court ruling will be the equivalent of a cheeky grin, or indeed an actual cheeky grin. Does Richard Prince's work reflect the creativity or cynicism of modern art? 2011-03-24T17:33:55Z
The man who married Trotsky's secretary made his most interesting and rebellious characters girls: the piratical sisters, the Amazons, who "rattle our sabres to frighten the neighbours", ululate ferociously beneath their bonnets rouges. Swallows and Amazons; Get Santa!; The Animals and Children Took to the Streets; A Flea in Her Ear ? review 2010-12-19T00:06:17Z
Its climax depicts an air battle between the Albatross, the piratical Robur’s flying machine, and a huge, state-of-the art balloon called the Go-Ahead. He photographed Victor Hugo and Jules Verne — now the spotlight is on him 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z
In the debit column, he had an incurable habit of piratical thieving that leaves a bad taste in the mouth. How Sir Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth I Made England a Global Power 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
But, when they arrived in New York, Customs impounded them, on suspicion of “piratical copying.” The Book That Exposed the Cynical Politics of Donald Duck 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z
By the end of the piratical paso, the audience were on their feet and cheering — and not just because the producers made them. 'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Last Dance, Last Chance 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z
Not only do they see themselves as brave nautical adventurers: encountering the Blackett sisters, the four treat them as piratical rivals and then as allies in their war on an ill-tempered houseboat owner, Captain Flint. Swallows and Amazons ? review 2010-12-08T21:30:00Z
An example was dangling from his own piratical beard. Regilding the Gilded Age in New York 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z
When he returned, he had a piratical grin and a glint in his eyes. In Grenada, a.k.a. the Spice Isle, a foodie paradise blossoms 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z
A piratical pastor in a boxcar and two rich, tuxedoed drunks on the same train are like admonitory bookends on the subjects of class and self-determination. Amor Towles follows 2 brothers on an epic road trip in fine new novel ‘The Lincoln Highway’ 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z
He also described the approach of the United Arab Emirates as “piratical”. Turkey's Erdogan says Egypt's actions in Libya are illegal 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z
In less antiseptic language, it is a piratical power whose crudeness, born of cultural condescension toward others, includes special contempt for an America distracted domestically by various hysterias, and choosing retreat abroad. Opinion | China extends its reign of random fear 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z
We see her lose an eye covering the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, after which she affects an appropriately piratical eye patch. Review | Rosamund Pike delivers the performance of her career as war correspondent Marie Colvin 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z
Stephen Kirkland, Nauticus’ executive director, said in a news release that the exhibit fits in perfectly with the area’s unique piratical history and maritime heritage. Treasures of famous shipwrecks on display in exhibit 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z
Yet the growth of the web has created a piratical view of who owns your data and how such 'owners' are entitled to share it. Opinion | Get Rid of Equifax 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z
This August, Niels Rattenborg of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany proved that frigate birds—large seabirds with piratical tendencies—do the same. These Birds Fly Almost a Year Without Landing
They’re scruffy, ornery little machines, the piratical cousins of golf carts. The Bangladeshi Traffic Jam That Never Ends 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z
Conservatism’s recovery from his piratical capture of the conservative party will require facing unflattering facts about a country that currently is indifferent to its founding. Trump’s rise reflects American conservatism’s decay 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z
This piratical bunch, currently Hong Kong’s highest ranked sports team, kicks off its World Twenty20 championship campaign in India today as one of the sport’s rising global stars. Inside Hong Kong's Push to Become Cricket's Next Big Thing 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z
His black eyepatch lent him an exotic, piratical air - he lost an eye serving alongside the Allies in World War Two. The friendship that grew out of war - BBC News 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z
He stemmed the haemorrhaging with a solid hold in the fourth game, but this ship was listing badly and Federer was looking more piratical with each thrust and parry. Roger Federer crushes Novak Djokovic to win Cincinnati Masters 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z
Another British diplomat visited Abbottabad, a town near the Kashmir border, and found that “the tribesmen were conspicuous with their rifles over their shoulders, girt with bandoliers and looking thoroughly piratical.” This is what happens when you send Islamist proxy warriors to fight your battles. 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
So Thiel can lash on his peg leg and black eye patch and make room for further piratical assertions. Why You Need to Read Peter Thiel's New Book -- at Least the Good Parts 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z
First came piratical file sharing, which was good for teenagers with limited allowances but bad for musicians. Spotify Hits 10 Million Paid Users. Now Can It Make Money? 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z
They’re more confined somehow, though some—the piratical No-Man’s Wharf, the fortress in the Forest of Fallen Giants—are still brilliant in their own right. 'Dark Souls II' Review Part One: Bringing Back The Demons 2014-03-11T17:28:00Z
North Vietnam termed the attacks “piratical” and “savage.” Janusz Lewandowski, 82, Polish Peace Envoy in Vietnam, Dies 2013-09-03T00:10:09Z
Between the fishing boats and white yachts bobs the quaint tourist restaurant Le Marseillois, afloat on a piratical wooden galleon. Marseille's cultural moment 2013-04-28T05:30:01Z
In the Captain Scarlett DLC, players will be able to visit a desert settlement called Oasis where piratical bandits search for lost treasure. 'Borderlands 2' Captain Scarlett DLC Brings Pirates To Pandora Next Week 2012-10-11T15:46:58Z
They joined hands and said a prayer, looking not at all piratical. In Brazil, Attacking the Forest to Save It 2012-09-21T14:45:11.390Z
Zemurray began as a piratical privateer, but ended as a fixer in a new world carved up between global corporations. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen – review 2012-07-20T10:00:02Z
Trouble is, in this case, the union signed a fat clause that excused owners for their piratical practices, and the commissioner has it in his back pocket. Roger Goodell appears a few moves ahead of everyone in the NFL 2012-05-25T20:25:00Z
"If the defendant was guilty of piracy, so was the complainant; and equity will not protect a pirate from infringements of his piratical work." Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z
More, they were cooped up in a wretched U boat, faced with the possibility of being hunted by their fellow-countrymen and consigned to Davy Jones in the undesirable company of a crew of piratical Huns. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z
When it came to food, Pericles was greedier than Shylock for a pound; piercing me with piratical eyes, he sat up, wagged for pity, then slumped in grief, moaning better than any stage madonna. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z
I had thought of him always as a very immaculate gentleman; but here was a desperate, piratical blade who, one might easily believe, chewed glass and compelled his unhappy victims to walk the plank. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z
In the 5th century we again hear of piratical incursions by the Heruli in the western seas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z
By the term "piratical" is meant the printing, reprinting, publishing, copying, or reproducing without authority of the copyright proprietor of any article legally copyrighted and on which the copyright is still in force. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z
Meantime Sir Edward Howard had encountered the other piratical ship, and though the Scots defended themselves like “hardy and well-stomached men,” succeeded in boarding it. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
Fog soaks the hole and then, then, there’s the face of an attacker, scarred, piratical. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z
This man, with some others of the crew who had had some experience in piratical pursuits before, were sent to Cormat, “the gentleman of the place,” with a well concocted story. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z
In the year 861, Naddodr, a Norwegian Viking, bent on a piratical trip to the Faroe Islands, was driven by an easterly gale so far to the north-westward that he reached an utterly unknown island. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
The right to seize piratical works was given to the "competent authorities" of each country without specific reference to importation. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z
Thus we read of Hannequin Leeuw, an outlaw from Ghent, who had so prospered in piratical enterprises that he got together a squadron of eight or ten vessels, well armed and stored. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
But, three days before, when within a few hours' sail of their destined port, they had fallen in with a piratical schooner, which, after a short struggle, succeeded in capturing them. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z
So considerable an amount of alarm had been caused by piratical adventurers on the coasts of Scotland, that King James was in 1614 urgently requested to send some royal ships there. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z
This, at first sight the most piratical act of Paul’s life, really shows him to advantage, and that he had some humanity left for his early associates. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
The word "infringing" was substituted for "piratical" in Parliamentary debate to conciliate a supersensitive member. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z
Unfortunately for him, the vessel upon which he had embarked was manned by an avaricious, piratical crew, who, having heard of his treasures, resolved to murder him to obtain possession of them. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
Early in May Sóller holds a three days' fiesta, when a historic incident of the landing and repulsion of a band of piratical Moors is enacted with great spirit by the people of the town. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
This sinister passage must be remembered when considering the treacherous expulsion of the Ti-pings from the city by the allied Anglo-Franco-Manchoo piratical fleet. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z
He then explained his intentions of proceeding to Madagascar on a piratical venture. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
Importation prohibited of articles bearing false notice and piratical copies Sec. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z
I really think I should have escaped if a stout man with a piratical moustache hadn't approached me and asked: "Going up to-day?" Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z
How prosperity had rendered them only the more piratical and cruel, so that no Christian ship was safe from their assaults. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
It was a place of much trade and importance; now the only things to be remarked are a few piratical war-boats, with their usual villanous-looking crews, under the Imperial flag. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z
They therefore made an encampment on the coast, where they were joined by other piratical Englishmen who had selected the island as a permanent place of settlement. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
In the composition of 1686 the articles are repeated against indiscriminate admittance of foreigners, and against the piratical infringement of unfree persons on the province of the brethren. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z
She lost an eye in 2001 in the Sri Lankan civil war when a soldier fired a grenade at her; thereafter she wore a piratical eye-patch in public. Journalists at risk: Firing lines 2012-02-23T17:07:45Z
The tenth century was, on the whole, so far as piratical expeditions are concerned, an age of peace in the North. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
Numbers of piratical craft hovered around the Peruvian ports, and the badly equipped vessels of the Spanish fugitives fell an easy prey to them. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z
"A piratical crew," says the author, "is generally formed of the desperadoes and renegades of every clime and nation." The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
And it was not long before the steadily increasing circulation of his paper—and his piratical methods—attracted attention. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z
From time immemorial the coast of the Delta had been carefully guarded against the piratical attacks of the barbarians of the north. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z
But the great viking age was the ninth century, when the field of piratical operations covered nearly half of Europe and extended from Iceland to Byzantium. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
I think the sight of it inspired some of my crew with ideas almost piratical. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z
Captain Davis had the vices incidental to a piratical career, but they were amicably buoyed up by some virtues which would have adorned a different station in life. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
Several piratical expeditions ended in the scattering and murdering of the pirates and restoration of Spanish sovereignty. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z
Fisheries they had, for food and for pearls; but they had none of the piratical adventurousness of the Norsemen. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z
The energies of the North found other employment: we read of raids on the Welsh coast and of piratical expeditions into Saxony; interesting events also occurred in the home lands. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
It was after one o'clock when we brought up, so we decided to go below and dine before doing anything else, and the conversation at table became more piratical in its tone than ever. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z
Indeed, the evidence in regard to the piratical character of Mr. Veal, so far as it is given in this book, is largely circumstantial. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
Of course, if you are attacked you will defend yourself, but you are hardly a match for any of these piratical craft except quite the smaller class—native boats manned by bands of desperadoes. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z
Viking, vī′king, n. one of the piratical Northmen who in the 8th, 9th, and 10th centuries ravaged the coasts of western Europe.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z
The English had now come to realise the importance of the upper Irish Sea as a rendezvous for all forms of piratical bands; and the need of aggressive warfare at this point was clearly seen. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
The frigate-bird is of the orthodox piratical colour—black—but has a vermilion beak and a few white patches on its throat. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z
The third argument is that while a small cave still remains, the "spacious cavern" in which Thomas Veal, the piratical shoemaker, is said to have dwelt no longer exists. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
I have no doubt, too, that the captain hopes to get some news that may help him to find out where those piratical craft that are doing so much mischief have their rendezvous. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z
No piratical dashes into the Law Courts in the hope of a great haul were encouraged in his office. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z
These years, it seems, the undutiful prince spent in exile and piratical raids. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
Captain England began life as mate of a Jamaica sloop, and being taken by a pirate named Winter, before Providence was turned into a freebooter fortress, became master of a piratical vessel. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
So it fell out that our piratical descent on Ross's field was our first encounter with an order of things that transcended my mother's personal jurisdiction. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z
They were unsurpassed specimens of out and out red and black savagery, with the added advantage, or disadvantage, of paleface piratical training and experience by sea and land. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z
They have often been stirred by wars and revolutions, by centuries of piratical invasion, and fear of conquest by foreign nations. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
The vikings promised to defend England against any other piratical bands, thus virtually becoming mercenaries for the time being. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
While here, the captains of two piratical sloops visited him, having heard of his fame and achievements, to beg from him powder and arms. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
He laughed heartily over our piratical experiences, running with, or being run away with by the hulk, and firing our pistols at the flag-ship. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z
This indecision at the commencement of his career exposed him to Gozzi's piratical attacks, and exercised, I think, a prejudicial influence over his subsequent career as playwright. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
Monitors struggle to distinguish the effect of deterrence from the rise of easy, cheap alternatives to piratical downloading, such as legal online music services. Online piracy: Rights and wronged 2011-11-23T20:32:59Z
"It's easy seen it wasn't cracking blind nuts made Lucy Hodnett and Louisa the size they are!" remarked Flurry, as the party, feeling more piratical than ever, embarked upon this collation. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z
At first, these piratical chieftains waged war on each other, but at last, alarmed by a revolt of the negroes, united in strict union. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
They were built, launched, tried and delivered, and steamed away to overawe the piratical Moros. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
Red Wull is the hero of a hundred fights; his tremendous and terrible exploits are the very essence of piratical romance. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z
He was a big, dark, murderous looking creature, not unattractive in a sinister, strange, and piratical way. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z
But the piratical scoundrels had forgotten the man lying on the deck. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z
In 1717, they put into Santa Cruz to clean and refit with a small piratical fleet of five vessels, warping up a little creek, very shallow, but guarded by rocks and sands. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
The last are very light and fast craft used by the Moros on their piratical expeditions. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
The Chatauqua was generally understood to be ordered to Mobile, where the Ben Nevis was to run in, and fit out for her piratical cruise. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z
Whether Congress will take any measures for treating with these piratical States, must be submitted to them. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z
The coasts of Mexico were, at this period, sorely harassed with the piratical vessels of France and England. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
In an inlet to the northward Vane met Blackbeard, and saluted him, according to piratical etiquette, with a discharge of his shotted guns. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
But the piratical blood is strong in him yet. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
She was to clear regularly for New York, but instead of proceeding there was to commence her piratical course on the ocean. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z
As a base for their piratical and smuggling operations, as well as for supplies and repairs, the buccaneers chose Barataria Bay, a place which met their requirements as though made to order. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z
But Drake was already far on his way to a spot of safety in which he and his companions might enjoy the fruits of their piratical adventure. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
Commanders or seamen wounded, or their widows slain in piratical engagements, were entitled to a bounty not exceeding one-fiftieth part of the value of the cargo, and wounded men received the pension of Greenwich Hospital. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
It is to the Visayas that the American Government must look to provide a militia that will now hold in check, and ultimately subjugate, the piratical Moros of Mindanao and Paragua. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
We walked a short distance to the habitation of a friend of Alila's, who usually accompanied him on his piratical expeditions. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
The only troubles to which the East-Roman realm was exposed were piratical raids of the Russians on the north and the Saracens of Africa on the south. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z
This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of Infidel Powers, is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z
In its present condition it is a nest for piratical privateers. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z
They do not make war amongst themselves, but formerly fought sometimes to defend their possessions against the piratical Mahometans, who inhabit the southern part of the island. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
This belligerent, or, more properly speaking, piratical way of looking at neighboring territory, was very characteristic of the West, and was at the root of the doctrine of "manifest destiny." Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z
The digger nodded a big black head that looked as picturesque as piratical in a knitted cap of bright scarlet. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z
The man said that the galley had just returned from a piratical cruise on the coast of Lucania and was under the command of Syphax. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z
He had been ordered home, he said, but he would wait for those piratical scoundrels and old Zareppa if it were a month. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z
Claveria made an expedition against the piratical Moros and seized their island of Balanguingin, killing 400 Moros, and taking 300 prisoners, also rescuing 200 captives. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
Well, of all the high-handed, piratical proceedings this is the limit. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z
With a piratical yell he raced across the plaza, his long legs working smooth as well-greased machinery, his red hair flying behind him. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z
I became an expert boat-man—I made occasional visits to another piratical station to the south of us; thus did I endeavour to pass my lonely hours. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z
Three large piratical dhows, carrying the blood-red flag of the Arab nation, were bearing down towards the island. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z
He also captured 120 guns and lantacas, and 150 piratical vessels. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
I thought that was the polite piratical stunt. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z
This took place in the year 1019, and the repulse of this piratical attack was the last military exploit of the Fujiwara nobles. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z
Dampier and Cowley have both related their piratical adventures, but with some degree of caution, to prevent bringing upon themselves a charge of piracy. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z
It was no trouble for this daring piratical slaver to cross the bar even on a light wind. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z
Mendez-Nuñez, with the steam sloops and gunboats, inflicted terrible chastisement on the piratical Moros. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
Their piratical incursions and settlements in England, are known to every schoolboy. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z
The most piratical countries are places like China, Nigeria and Russia, where virtually all media that is not downloaded illegally is sold in the form of knock-off CDs and DVDs. Illegal downloading and media investment: Spotting the pirates 2011-08-17T18:32:42Z
This ship was named the Nicholas; her Commander John Eaton; she fitted out in the River Thames under pretence of a trading, but in reality with the intention of making a piratical voyage. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z
It was easy to imagine her bound upon her old piratical business, screened by the shadows of the night. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
Hostilities continued in Joló, as the Moros had recommenced their piratical cruises. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
Sigeric probably hoped that if the Norwegian fleet received payment it would defend the land from other piratical attacks. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z
America may be the least piratical country of all—oddly, since Napster was born there. Illegal downloading and media investment: Spotting the pirates 2011-08-17T18:32:42Z
In 1673, Thomas Peche, an Englishman, fitted out a ship in England for a piratical voyage to the South Sea against the Spaniards. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z
The love of adventure may, for example, be exhausted in the pursuit of some piratical enterprise, or it may be guided into channels of some useful form of social effort. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z
Boldig was a driver; but he was just the sort of man to head such a piratical expedition as this. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z
No man is so desirous to appear fierce, courageous, and even piratical as he that is a dastard in his heart. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z
He had secured the sanction of the settlers, and they had determined to support him in his piratical design. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z
On one of their piratical expeditions to the shores of Asia Minor, they brought away as captive a Christian boy. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z
This is uncommonly like a piratical raid—like Jameson’s, and he might have been hanged. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z
For two centuries and a half the Moros organized piratical expeditions against the northern islands. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z
Homer also implies that seafaring connections existed between Asia Minor and Greece, and that early wars arose from reprisals for piratical raids, as Herodotus confirms. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z
Another few minutes and the "Captain Cook" slides in a piratical fashion from behind a rock and makes for us. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z
The merchant marine of the country is subjected to piratical seizure from day to day. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
At that Sammy Pinkney, who prided himself on being “tough” and who was in training for a piratical future, broke down completely. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z
The introduction of modern artillery and quick-firing guns at last turned the scales in favor of the Spaniards, and the piratical expeditions are now a thing of the past. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z
For use during the rains, a chimney and wide hearth had been installed in the adobe, and while Calixto was building a roaring fire Seyd directed a piratical raid on Billy’s trunks. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z
These interesting and valuable animals, through piratical efforts employed in their destruction, have become partially exterminated, and a great source of National wealth has been almost annihilated. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z
The point in the case of the Mariana Flora is, that any public or private vessel has a right to arrest a piratical vessel at sea and bring it in. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
She would willingly have made as clean a sweep of all his treasure as any piratical Scandinavian who ever carried off the peaceful wealth of Kentish villages. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z
His gray cap had twisted itself oddly to the side of his head, and a bang of black hair lay at a piratical angle across his forehead. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z
An act to prevent the further importation of slaves, a practice which he had denounced in the Declaration of Independence as a "piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers;" 2d. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z
This celebrated association of piratical adventurers maintained itself in the Caribbean seas for over a century, by dint of audacity, bravery, and shrewdness. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z
I rely, for that proposition, on the same authorities that I have already cited to the point, that robbery or piracy cannot be committed, unless it is committed with felonious or piratical intent. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
On his numerous piratical expeditions, Ellak had required a scanty knowledge of the German language. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z
The yacht was cleared of its piratical horde, and the two vessels separated, and soon were steering on opposite courses. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z
There is much less of this in the writings of the Greeks, who were originally a sea-faring and piratical, and not, like the Italians, a pastoral people. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z
“Looks to me like a regular black, piratical craft,” observed Josh. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z
Third, That the defendants cannot be convicted of robbery, in the capture of the Joseph, unless she was taken with a piratical and felonious intent. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
Two gunboats and the longboats then proceeded to Swanton, where they destroyed some old barracks and plundered several citizens, and committed similar piratical depredations at several points on the western shore. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z
The tighthead wasn't quite his normally piratical self, playing a rather restrained game with no silly penalties and thus no need for amusing 'Who, me?' shrugs at the ref. Six Nations 2011: Your team of the fourth round 2011-03-14T12:07:05Z
They made the island an entrep�t for the smuggling of slaves into the United States, a storehouse for the results of their robberies, and head-quarters generally for piratical expeditions. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z
Do you mean the mysterious, dark, piratical craft that, believe me, ought to be flying the skull and crossbones at her stern?” demanded Nick. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z
And yet, we are told, that is piratical! Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
Yours, therefore is a war of rapine; of course, a piratical war; and those who approve of it, and are engaged in it, more justly deserve the name of pirates, which you bestow on me. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z
And that's the way that piratical guy acted, standing rooted, glaring angry from under his eyebrows. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z
But the visits of the Danes were not dictated by any holy zeal for the salvation or mental advancement of their benefactors, if we may believe all the stories of their piratical expeditions. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z
They were interested in boats; and indeed, expecting sooner or later to be visited by a certain dark craft, fashioned along a piratical type. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z
Here is the authority of a great Empire that this is not a piratical but a belligerent act. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
He's sporting a stubbly beard these days, making him look somewhat piratical, but New Zealand manage to plunder five singles from his opening over. Cricket World Cup as it happened 2011-02-25T16:17:01Z
Spanish ships had fought against England as the allies or mercenaries of France, and there had been instances of piratical violence between the trading ships of both nations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z
I tell you, Brewer, something martial gets up and stirs around in my bosom as a result of this trip—a sort of dare-devil, Robert-the-Devil, piratical, Crusader sort of a thrill. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z
Most of the piratical establishments are under the rule, or sail under the auspices of the Sultan or Ruma Bechara of Sooloo, who are more or less intimately connected with them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z
They proceeded to the fulfillment of that design by procuring persons willing to act as captain, officers, and crew of such piratical vessel. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
What news, ask you, of yonder piratical thief of a Dutchman? The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z
The man who had snubbed Turkish bashaws and won concessions from piratical beys in Tunis and Algiers was suddenly afraid of a woman. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z
I may state, as an additional confirmation, the case of the Rev. Goodall, the American Missionary, who was plundered by the soldiers during the Greek piratical invasion of Beyrout, to which I have before alluded.  The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z
The following are the piratical establishments of Sooloo, obtained from the most authentic sources, published as well as verbal. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z
She hailed us and informed us she had captured a piratical vessel. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
There had been some irregular and piratical fighting at sea between English and Norman sailors, in which the latter had been worsted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
It's going to take time to wind down this folly, damaging and unwarranted bonuses for piratical City traders too. Britain's pirate problem 2011-02-10T11:40:58Z
A ruffianly horde of piratical Greeks, allured by the hopes of meeting with rich booty, had made this sudden descent upon the peaceful and unsuspecting inhabitants.  The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z
From all accounts, they are allowed to pursue their avocations in peace, and are not unfrequently employed by the piratical datus, and made to labour for them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z
I make no question about its being a taking by force; I make no question but that, if it was done piratically, there was force enough to make it piratical. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
His fleet was reconstructed: in 882 he went out with it in person and destroyed a Alfred’s reforms. small piratical squadron: in 885 we hear of it coasting all along Danish East Anglia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
"Arrangements for diminishing the piratical excursions of the Barbary States" were established. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z
But, unless each tower were converted into a well-manned gun-battery the piratical character of these men will preclude any hope of their permanent establishment. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z
The Nashville, which began her piratical depredations by burning the ship Harvey Birch, ran into Savannah, where she had been cooped up several months. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z
Let us see, for an instant, what piratical is. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
“Semmes, in his long piratical career,” scarcely equalled these doings of Mr. Seward’s countrymen. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z
Their habit of enslaving prisoners, taken in war and in piratical depredations, at last aroused against these states the sacred animosities of Christendom. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z
It appeared that during the well-known piratical depredations, a few years previous, in the vicinity of Key West and Cape St. Antonio, this officer had the command of a shore expedition against the pirates. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z
When he heard it he laughed, for it was entirely piratical. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z
The prisoners, thus taken from a piratical vessel, he determined to carry to Norfolk, and to send them thence to the North for trial. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
"Actual robbery is not an essential element in the crime of piracy," they said; "A frustrated attempt to commit piratical robbery is equally piracy." Who's a Pirate? It's Not So Simple 2010-08-13T23:47:00Z
Lord Exmouth next proceeded to Tunis and Tripoli, where, acting beyond his instructions, he obtained from both these piratical governments a promise to abolish Christian slavery within their dominions. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z
Mr. Stone, 57, has been a piratical political figure for decades, going back to his work as a teenager for Nixon’s Committee to Re-elect the President. Roger Stone Plays Role in Two Opposing Campaigns 2010-08-12T05:00:00Z
There can be no doubt that the smugglers were guilty of many piratical excesses, and that the guarda costas often acted with violence on mere suspicion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
So much has been said about the piratical intent, that I can pass this by in silence. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
It sometimes happens that they have feuds among themselves, and many a piratical sea-fight takes place, in which the victory rests with the strongest. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas
But the piratical practices of the Algerians were soon renewed. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide
For centuries before this was done, piratical invasions were frequently made by small Algerine or Turkish expeditions landing at unfortified points. The Story of Malta
I answered, "Yes, sir, but I do not trust to colors in these piratical days." Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate...
They are not a collection of piratical hordes; and under such circumstances the law will not apply to the citizen of any of these States who acts fairly and honestly under his commission. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
In the first years of the 13th century it was ruled by the piratical counts of Almissa; but after a successful revolt and a brief period of liberty it came under the dominion of Hungary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis"
These were known as buccaneers, and were practically a band of piratical adventurers of different nationalities, united in their opposition to Spain. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future
Dragut had pursued his piratical and warlike career for nearly half a century. The Story of Malta
I stated to him my dreadful situation, and pointed out to him the five piratical vessels in shore; he immediately made all sail in pursuit, but a reef prevented his getting within gun-shot. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate...
The Privy Council of William III. desired to hear civilians upon the point of the piratical character of such privateers. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
It won't do to be floored, Don't you think we had best take a pilot aboard, In spite of piratical scoffing? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887.
Here then was a difficult problem: to establish civil government among these wandering hill tribes, Filipino settlements, and piratical Mohammedan groups, each fearing and hating the other. The Career of Leonard Wood
The galleys of that people, it must be frankly admitted, were mostly of a piratical character. The Story of Malta
He then loaded three of the late piratical vessels out of the cargo of the Aristides, also the American Schooner Bold Commander, of Staten Island, with goods, one cable, and some of her sails. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate...
He would have been more likely to have begun with a sentence of piratical profanity. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery
Meanwhile, on the 12th of April 1605, Cervantes authorized his publisher to proceed against the Lisbon booksellers who threatened to introduce their piratical reprints into Castile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross"
Every effort was made to turn the attention of the people from irregular and piratical activities to the activities of commerce. The Career of Leonard Wood
Urzua was murdered by Lope de Aguirre who treacherously conspired against him, and Aguirre descended the great river and finally reached Venezuela after one of the maddest piratical cruises ever recorded. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day
Undaunted, even in death, he cheered his men, and had the consolation of witnessing the surrender of one of the piratical vessels, and the re-capture of five merchantmen before he expired. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate...
From this it was logical to bring the employees to a new conception of service and to stop the piratical practice toward guests who do not tip. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America
It was easy to do this, as, in addition to the piratical little craft already mentioned, he had engaged a saddle-horse, and was now amusing himself exploring the old roads that led southward. East Angels
Our men went ashore, and, moving round it with torches, made a line piratical appearance; but they found no water. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II.
A piratical hoard is supposed to be hidden somewhere on the island. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga
In addition to this war, Cromwell undertook an expedition to the Mediterranean, to punish the piratical states of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships
It was into the strongholds of this piratical but uncommon Indian tribe that Pizarro was now leading his little band. The Spanish Pioneers
One day, during my sojourn at Narbonne, several vessels of those accursed people extended their piratical incursion into the very port. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century
The place had a sort of piratical aspect. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II.
What gave Mr. Jefferson the greatest anxiety and trouble, was our relations with the piratical Barbary powers who held the keys of the Mediterranean and sometimes extended their depredations even into the Atlantic. Thomas Jefferson
Some of the men stole two small vessels and set sail for the West Indies on a piratical expedition. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
In 1586 Sir Francis Drake, whose piratical proclivities have already been alluded to, destroyed the friendly colony of St. Augustine; but it was at once rebuilt. The Spanish Pioneers
A bill was introduced into Congress proposing a force of six frigates, to protect the commerce of the United States against the cruisers of this piratical power. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
Besides piratical associations, this island had been the scene of a strange incident within the last two years. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II.
It was, however, unfortunately fallen in with by a piratical boatman, and put to death. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4.
The next series of events in the history of our wars arose from the mighty struggle in Europe between France and Great Britain and the piratical activity of the Barbary States. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
Yonder piratical curs shall never have the brig. The Ruined Cities of Zululand
I propose that early in the morning, before a glint of sunshine be seen, we set upon the piratical nest and utterly destroy it. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories
When the piratical hordes were broken up he escaped, and dared not return to regions where he might be recognised. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II.
The vessel left, and commenced her piratical work at once by capturing a Portuguese ship larger than herself, the crew being brought and landed on the same island. The West Indies and the Spanish Main
Other squadrons were dispatched to southern waters, and in 1822 more than twenty piratical vessels were destroyed in the neighborhood of Cuba. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
Hauling down his foresail under his mainsail and jib, the piratical craft came sweeping up with the diminished sail. The Ruined Cities of Zululand
Many of these piratical princes became, through habitual success, so devoted to their calling that they never extinguished it, but rather gloried in passing their lives on board their ships. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5.
He knew that the swift boats carrying the proceeds of the pearl-fisheries were always eagerly watched by the piratical junks infesting those waters, but carried an armament which secured them from all interference. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life
The order went on to express the opinion that these seas must be the haunt of some piratical vessel which captured ships in stormy nights, and sent them to the bottom after slaughtering their crews. The Tower of Dago
By six our bunker coals had been put aboard, I discarded my honourable discomfort, my mask of grime, and my piratical appearance. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday
The French author has been accustomed to have all his plots mercilessly seized, and why should not his ground plots be subjected to the same piratical process? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
When they touched the shores of Britain, it was often after piratical voyages that had taken them to the coasts of France, Spain, Italy, and even Africa. Women of England
On Tucker's first voyage from Salem two of these piratical craft, swift corsairs from Algiers, came in sight and began a chase of the merchantman. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read
One Watson, who assumed for the occasion the name of T. Johnson, printed a piratical edition of the new octavos. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition
There we were assisted by an American ship called ‘The Manhattan,’ and with her aid 322 destroyed a piratical expedition numbering one hundred and twenty proas carrying more than twelve hundred men. Jan Vedder's Wife
In her piratical cruises, she flew any pennon which policy dictated, while Elijah took refuge under letters of marque. The Vision of Elijah Berl
The personal character of this female buccaneer was never called into question; saving only her piratical proclivities, she seems to have been exemplary. Women of England
Others were kidnapped by piratical junks hired to scour the neighbouring coasts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright"
Pope had the power, which he used, to stop piratical publications, and at the same time he absurdly made the piracy the plea for publishing himself the condemned letters he had cast aside. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition
The press promulgated the wildest alarms as to the intentions of Louis Napoleon, who was represented as contemplating a sudden and piratical descent upon the English coast without pretext or provocation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
That part of the captain's face not concealed by his piratical black beard turned red. Collector's Item
Yet her good deeds have not been borne in the same remembrance as her piratical performances. Women of England
Then again it is often a difficult question to decide whether the alleged piratical copyright does more than make that fair use of the original author’s materials which the law permits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright"
Pooh! you only talk to tease me; for five grains of observation and common sense will teach you that there is a curse hanging over that old piratical nest.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part
As for the piratical trader which conveyed Pinto to Japan, it sold its cargo at an immense profit, while the three Portuguese reached China again rich in presents. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
First one bark, and then another, hove in sight, and soon the whole piratical fleet were made out, as they urged their embarrassed progress through the intricacies of the shallow waters. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848
Thus was cemented a union between the English throne and the piratical leader. Women of England
His history is unique, brilliant, and commanding; his service for his country and the attack upon the Spanish Armada atoning, as it were, for his piratical crimes. Pirates and Piracy
He told of piratical adventures in the West Indies,—of the fun of chasing and overhauling ships,—and gave dazzling accounts of the treasures found on board. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine
His sword never rested in its sheath, and day and night his light gallies cruised about the coast on the watch for any piratical marauder who might turn his prow thither. Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of Infidel nations, is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence
I fail to remember asking for your piratical advice. Let'Em Breathe Space
The unprotected state of commerce permitted these piratical invasions with immunity and thus allowed this nefarious trade to flourish and develop unchecked and uncontrolled. Pirates and Piracy
Exiled from his country after his father's death by powerful enemies, he spent many years of his life in piratical warfare. A Calendar of Scottish Saints
One morning late in the fall of 1803, the frigate Philadelphia, one of the best ships of our little navy, while chasing a piratical craft, ran upon a sunken reef near the harbor of Tripoli. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools
The quarto seems to have been printed from a stenographic report of an acting version of the play, made by an unskillful reporter for a piratical publisher. An Introduction to Shakespeare
America," admits Houghton, "never presented a more shameful spectacle than was exhibited when the courts of the cotton-growing regions united with the piratical infringers of Whitney's rights in robbing their greatest benefactor.... History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
Immunity was sometimes granted the captives upon their taking the oath of allegiance to the piratical horde. Pirates and Piracy
Here he was, a pirate chief, on a buccaneering expedition, and somebody had come along and coolly stolen his piratical craft, himself, and his crew! The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended
I amused myself looking for one suited to his taste for the picturesque and piratical in apparel, and found one in the style of 1830-40, dark blue and flowing, and fastening with a snake buckle. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)
Harry Morgan, a piratical smile on his face, opened the bathroom door and left it that way. Thin Edge
His face was marked by capacity, temper, and a kind of bold, piratical dishonesty which it would be calumnious to call deceit. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)
This was principally maintained in the rest of the midland counties, and also on the eastern coast, the seat of that piratical people. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First
Queen Elizabeth, at all times very doubtful respecting the propriety of assisting subjects against their monarch, had meantime disowned the enterprise as piratical, and expressed the hope the culprits might be destroyed. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
This parrot’s vocabulary, however, was not the most refined, his master having equipped him with certain piratical idioms. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897
"Both of you pay special attention," Morgan said, a piratical gleam in his eyes. Thin Edge
The Liberal host appeared, variegated of costume, piratical of aspect.... The Missourian
Her face was rather that of a clever man than a woman, and I used to think there was some resemblance between herself and our piratical friend Trelawney. Records of Later Life
They were not a highly cultured people, but were living a nomadic life, engaged in hunting, fishing, piratical exploits, and carrying on agriculture intermittently. History of Human Society
He put it to the piratical Picton and other marauders, whether, seeing that in such case the conflict must necessarily be prolonged, they would not do well to seize this opportunity of settling Tithe question? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 5, 1890
What villager, or countryman either, has not been awakened at night by the squeaking and crunching of those piratical jaws under the window or in the direction of the vegetable patch? The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1
They must soon be sick of their piratical project.” Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series
And thus it was, that with the fear which those piratical tribes had conceived of the galleys neither Joloans, Mindanaos, nor Camucones dared, so long as these lasted, to commit their former ravages. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
They had a good deal of piratical boldness, and, after the formation of their small states, gave examples of spurts of courage such as that at Marathon and Thermopylae. History of Human Society
Craft has another harbor of resort for the piratical crew of dishonesty; viz.: putting the property out of the law’s reach by a fraudulent conveyance. Twelve Causes of Dishonesty
We went some distance from his cabin to the hut of one of his friends, who almost always accompanied him in his piratical excursions. Adventures in the Philippine Islands
In those piratical days, when the master of a ship was compelled to sail with guns loaded to the muzzle, and with sharpened sabres, he was deemed a personage of great importance. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series
Through narrowed lids he studied the swaying paddlers and the piratical José. The Pathless Trail
Admiral Wilson was ordered to investigate with his fleet; after an eventful cruise they overtook, one night, a piratical looking craft with black hull and rakish rig. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades
Though Farmer speaks expressly of acquitting “our great poet of all piratical depredations on the Ancients,” his purpose has often been misunderstood, or at least misrepresented. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare
It was the intention of the mate and crew to murder him and the Captain and put the vessel about for a piratical cruise in the Indian Ocean. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew
"Good Lord, look at those piratical ruffians!" he cried. The Pirate Woman
His trousers were of leather, wide-flaring, ending at his brawny bare knees, with wide-cut, limp leather boots flapping about his calves in ancient piratical fashion. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930
Some piratical boats were burned, twenty-four brass guns captured; the other guns spiked or otherwise destroyed. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846
At last arrangements were made with a Chinese vessel, which according to Pinto's account was a piratical craft, to convey Xavier and his companions to Japan. Japan
Lord Reay warned us most strongly against approaching it too closely in our comparatively defenceless condition, on account of the piratical character of the inhabitants. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
Even Taterleg had made sacrifices to appearance in favor of comfort, his piratical corduroys being replaced by overalls. The Duke Of Chimney Butte
R. A. Wilson pronounces the expedition to have been "purely piratical, whose leader could have no hope of royal pardon but in complete success." Aztec Land
This coast is evidently the haunt of native prahns, whether piratical or other. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846
Under this state of things, and with the pressure of lawlessness and want behind them, it was not surprising that the inhabitants of the western coasts of Japan should turn to a piratical life. Japan
Then he swore in a manner that suited his piratical countenance exactly. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective
He had once witnessed the modern equivalent for the ancient piratical sentence of walking the plank and the vivid memory rose before him. The Space Rover
Thus it was that approximately one week later our piratical little crew was assembled once again, this time in the paddock at Laurel. Lighter Than You Think
The losses among the minesweeping and patrol flotillas, which were mainly responsible for the crushing defeat of this piratical campaign, were, however, very heavy. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships
My imagination gave piratical significance to the sighing of the pine trees and the scampering of the pack rats over my roof. A Mountain Boyhood
It is a favorite boat used for inter-communication between hundreds of the islands of the South Seas, and the Malays employ them in a different form for their piratical expeditions. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils
But, with the exception of his wholesale piratical methods at cards––indeed, at any kind of gambling––perhaps his most striking feature was his almost idolatrous worship for his horses. The Twins of Suffering Creek
It was nearly a gigantic piratical enterprise, highly profitable to its managers. The Ethics of Coöperation
The piratical warfare of German submarines produced many sea mysteries. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships
The front proper has a big door, barred strongly, as if the church might have been in piratical times a place of refuge for the population up in the hills. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose
This doctor is from South Germany—and a very determined fellow with a jet black, piratical beard; he gives orders like a military man, is a believer in diet, and all that sort of thing. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck
In the ninth century, the Normans or Northmen made piratical excursions on the W. coast of Spain.  A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain
Portugal, it is said, influenced by England, will not accede to this treaty, which will put a stop to the piratical conduct of that country. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX
Mother," said Marcy, placing his arm around her neck and whispering the words in her ear, "Captain Beardsley doesn't need a pilot any more than he needs some one to command his piratical craft. Marcy The Blockade Runner
Thorpe described his rôle in the piratical enterprise of the 'Sonnets' as that of 'the well-wishing adventurer in setting forth,' i.e., the hopeful speculator in the scheme. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning
Into the hands of this murderous ruffian and his ragamuffin gang the Swan was delivered; but the villany of her piratical crew was soon to receive its just punishment. An Old Sailor's Yarns
It was not many years back since they had been the scourge of the solar system, harrying spatial commerce with their swift piratical fliers, burning and slaying for the mere lust of it. Pirates of the Gorm
Captain Jennings was the owner of an estate in Jamaica, and he brought a comfortable little sum back with him from his piratical adventures. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters
The English money lenders to rebels, the genuine owners of rebel piratical ships, are anxious to destroy the American commerce and to establish over the South an English monopoly. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863
Thomas Thorpe, who wrote the dedication, was not only a piratical publisher, but also a humourist. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland
When the Litus Saxonicum was established, there may have been thereon lighthouses for the honest sailor, or small piratical holdings for the corsair, as the case might be. The Coinages of the Channel Islands
And this was why Bill o’ Burnt Bay proposed a piratical expedition to the French islands of Miquelon which lie off the south coast of Newfoundland. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys
"Pay me so many hundred thousand dollars every year, and I will let your ships alone," said the piratical ruler of Algiers. Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
The following day a shattered boat was picked up, which had been cut adrift from the piratical schooner, containing several dead and dying bodies of the pirates. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life
You see that the reason Harry likes piratical stories is his natural love of adventure. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
The commercial and piratical flag of the secesh is virtually in all waters and ports. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862
To abolish the old brutal method is not to abolish the struggle for existence, but to make the result depend upon a higher order of qualities than those of the mere piratical viking. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies
The treatment of Bainbridge made the latter resolve to pay tribute no longer, but to humble the piratical powers. Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
“This, gentlemen, was the last sound that came from the piratical schooner ‘Centipede.’” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life
On February 23, the English begin their piratical acts in the Philippines by capturing a Spanish bark, near the coast of Luzón. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690
The South would teem with hundreds of thousands of men ready for any piratical, fillibustering raid, enterprise, or excursion, of which the free States north and west would become the principal theatres. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862
In all about 1300 piratical vessels are said to have been destroyed: besides which the richly filled arsenals and magazines of the buccaneers were burnt. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight
It cannot result in the fitting out of regular privateers, but may, in infesting the ocean with piratical cruisers, armed with traitorous commissions, to despoil our commerce and that of all other maritime nations. Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time
Oh, it was certainly a touch of high piratical art! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life
These two provinces being full of banditti were formerly subdued by the proconsul Servilius, in a piratical war, and were passed under the yoke, and made tributary to the empire. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens
A peace could not stand; any such peace will establish the military superiority of the arrogant, reckless, piratical South. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862
I’m not paying you for any piratical acts. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise
Mr. Gouverneur was much annoyed by such vacillating conduct and immediately notified the British Consul in emphatic language that if he refused to accept the piratical gifts he would regard it as a personal matter. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
And still the drunken shrieks and cheers of the piratical crew at the sheds arose wild and shrill in the calm night, making a gloomy echo for the banquet. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life
At Mangerton we made a second piratical swoop upon another long-suffering friend, the resident doctor. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot
In addition to this, I am told that three piratical craft, which have their rendezvous on some island off the south coast of Cuba, have been committing great depredations. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson
A fit organ, this, for all who arrange themselves under the dark piratical flag of Andrew Johnson and his progressive Democracy. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors
It rose rapidly to that naval supremacy which enabled it to capture piratical vessels and wealthy galleons, to seize or sack Ionian cities, to storm Byzantium, and make the south of Greece its suburb. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883
All these peoples afterwards took part in the conquest of southern Britain, and it is not unlikely that they all shared in the original piratical attacks. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
In vain did the viceroy attack the piratical fleet,—he was defeated in every engagement, and the affair was only terminated by making Apo-Tsy governor of the province of Fokien, and pardoning all his followers! The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831
Already the Saxons, the Jutes and the Angles were sending piratical expeditions to harry the coast and even to make settlements. The History of London
The old piratical instinct which he thought he had put to bed forever was awake in him, too, and asking which side could be made to pay the best for his services. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel
But we must haste on our way past the Tunisian Coast, past Galita, onward through fleets of lateen rigged piratical looking crafts, with snowy sails and bird-like movements, dashing their white wings in the surge. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83
It danced around the deepening hole with eyes asparkle, shouting such piratical terms as "Shiver me timbers!" David and the Phoenix
If you visit some of the Dyak houses to-day, you will see some of these human heads, taken in piratical raids in old days, hanging in bunches over the fireplaces. Children of Borneo
One day, Oliver, with three or four of his piratical friends, met Marmaduke and Miss Gunter and a little toy terrier in the High Street. The Rough Road
Porter confidently expected an acquittal, having proof that the outrage was wanton, and that the officials had engaged in it to protect some piratical plunder which had been taken into the place. Admiral Farragut
Miss May Kendall translated or adapted Casanova's escape and the piratical and Algerine tales. The True Story Book
In May of this same year he was stopped at Plymouth when in the act of starting on a piratical expedition against Spanish America. Raleigh
In the year 1849, the atrocities of the piratical Dyaks were so frequent, that the rajah applied to the English Admiral in the straits for some men-of-war to assist him in destroying them. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak
Slavery was in full force when Sir James Brooke assumed the Government, all captives in the numerous tribal wars and piratical expeditions being kept or sold as slaves. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo
As a sea story pure and simple, “Captain Brand” has never been excelled and as a story of piratical life, told without the usual embellishments of blood and thunder, it has no equal. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies
The rebellion in the interior was affecting his government even more seriously than the piratical raids on the coast. On the Equator
Meanwhile Bailey had arrived in England, had seen Gondomar, and had openly given out that he left Raleigh because the admiral had been guilty of piratical acts against Spain. Raleigh
On the second day after his arrival, a piratical fleet of Ilanuns, consisting of six large, and as many smaller vessels, appeared on the coast, and blockaded the town. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak
The incessant conflicts among the Berber princes of northern Africa gave him employment as a mercenary, which he varied by piratical raids on the trade of the Christians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
In 1609 appeared the Sonnets, some of which had previously been printed in unauthorised and piratical publications. A History of Elizabethan Literature
Hindu thraldom was intensified under Arab priests, who, following in the train of piratical Moormen, claimed the sovereignty of Java under their protection. Through the Malay Archipelago
Meanwhile vessel after vessel brought more conclusive news of the piratical expedition in which Keymis had failed, and Gondomar became daily more importunate. Raleigh
Metayer, incensed at this piratical proceeding, appealed to the public, and had his own work printed. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810
The coast population of northern Africa has in past ages been addicted to piratical attacks on the shores of Europe opposite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
They took him and his men aboard the great ship, and sent a number of other hands with Israel Hands, master of Teach's ship, to man the sloop for the piratical account. Great Pirate Stories
“We can lick the whole earth,” chuckled the piratical followers of Lafitte. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
He continued to assert that he had no piratical intention, and that any man might peacefully enter Guiana without asking leave of Spain. Raleigh
Of course the authorities of Maryland might have considered such acts piratical. Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653
They revenged themselves by piratical attacks on the Spanish coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
It must be understood that these piratical hordes are not only independent of each other, but often at war, in consequence of their spoliations. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
Two other piratical vessels: the Revenge and the Flying King, had been cruising off the coast of Brazil, just before his advent. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
Captain Bailey, who is believed to have been in the pay of Gondomar, had hurried back to England to give report of Raleigh's piratical attack on an island belonging to the dominion of Spain. Raleigh
Some learned historians say it was Avellanus, one of the Danish Vikings, an adventurous sort of monarchs of old times, very much given to a seafaring life, and piratical depredations. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children
They figure largely in the early history of England and Scotland, and even carried their piratical arms into Russia, Flanders, France, Italy, and other territories. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
When the day of payment arrived, the council sat as before, and the Malay chief again made his appearance; but this time he came alone, his brother being absent on a piratical expedition. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
Off the east coast of Africa he soon took a ship called the Pearl, for which he exchanged his own sloop, fitting the new vessel up for piratical service, after rechristening her the Royal James. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
One of the prizes brought home by this purely piratical expedition was a Spanish colonial governor of much fame and dignity, Don Pedro Sarmiento. Raleigh
The black cloth he wore around his head gave him a sinister, piratical appearance and his feet tracked like an Indian’s. A Virginia Scout
We take it for granted that piratical artisans were not permitted to pounce on every popular invention which the wit of another brought forth. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture
As soon as he was joined by the rest of the squadron, it was the intention of Sir T. Cochrane to make sail for Bruni, and punish the six-fingered sultan and his piratical advisers. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
Another shell ricochetted across the still surface of the harbor and sunk itself in the side of a piratical brig. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
About this time, 793, the first collision took place between the Franks and the piratical Northmen. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
They were long, low, piratical looking craft, with two smoke-stacks raking aft, and with one or two masts for showing signals, for they never hoisted a sail. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2
With an honest and courageous President in the White House we shall see whether the 'System' will be able to use the fiduciary institutions of the country for piratical purposes. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated
The villages of the Dyaks are always built high up, near the source of the rivers, or, should the river below be occupied by the piratical tribes, on the hills adjoining to the source. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
"She doesn't appear to be personally involved in any piratical schemes," Dasinger said. The Star Hyacinths
As a sea story pure and simple, “Captain Brand” has never been excelled, and as a story of piratical life, told without the usual embellishments of blood and thunder, it has no equal. Her Mother's Secret
Such were the times that led to the formation and growth of the "piratical" colony of Barataria. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2
There was no evidence of poison, and as we'd done no killing so far in our piratical venture, we'd better keep clear of it now, with so much at stake. The Grain Ship
These piratical hordes generally infest the high lands upon the shores of these rivers, which are difficult of navigation; and, moreover, from their numerous branches, their resorts are not very easily discovered. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
"For your further information, there's an armed Fleet ship hunting for us with piratical intentions, and the probability is that it will find us in a matter of hours...." The Star Hyacinths
Also, a kind of piratical galley of the Barbary States. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The Tiger is more heavily armed than usual, and has more than once beaten off the attacks of their piratical craft, and there is no fear of Pinder’s being caught napping. With Cochrane the Dauntless
The depredations committed on American commerce in the Mediterranean, by the piratical corsairs of the Barbary powers, induced Congress, in 1794, to authorize the formation of a naval force for its protection. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.
While off this river we had notice given us that there was a fleet of 100 piratical prahus lying off the island of Balabac. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
It is to be remembered, too, that his error of the ‘piratical expedition’ is carried on for sixty lines—certainly a triumph of ingenuity. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography
A small Malay vessel, armed with two guns, one aft and the other forward, for piratical purposes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
This was to be the lesson of the years between 1794 and 1815, administered to us not only by the preponderant navy of Great Britain, but by the petty piratical fleets of the Barbary powers. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1
On the way from Genoa to Messina Irving's vessel was boarded by a piratical picaroon. Washington Irving
In features they differ very much from the piratical inhabitants of these rivers. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
Turner interprets the prolog as the description of the embarkation of Beowulf on a piratical expedition. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography
In piratical vessels, to frighten their prey with a semblance of valour. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Force was to be used, if necessary, and, if the offender were a privateer, or piratical, she was to be sent in. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1
Point out to her that the beating off of a piratical attack—Oh! hang it, what bosh I am talking, to be sure; as though there was the least likelihood of such a thing! The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise
Teach, infuriated at the lady's continued rejection of his suit, put out to sea on one of his piratical excursions. In Ancient Albemarle
The embarkation of the former on a piratical expedition is then detailed at some length. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography
A name commonly given to the piratical cruisers of Barbary, who frequently plundered the merchant ships indiscriminately. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
He rubbed his brow, looked out of the window, heard the unromantic honk-honk of a piratical night-owl taxicab on the street so far below. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play
I can't go on missionary voyages with an Indian pilot and a Scotch engineer in a slim, black, piratical looking vessel that flies the name of a heathen queen. The Rapids
But suppose he take the pirate's pay, and stretch his back at piratical oars, for due salary, how then? On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature
Whilst lounging in the aisles of St. Paul's he had been recognized by a Dartmouth skipper under whom he had once crossed the Atlantic on a piratical expedition against Spain. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea
A piratical term for one where it is agreed that every man shall have an equal share in all prizes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
As it happened, the Parians were not the sort of people to submit easily to a piratical demand. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
“This, too, is mere folly,” say you, “and is an untrue story; for long before this, Minos, of more ancient date, subjected the Ægæan seas with his fleet, and by seasonable correction, punished piratical attacks.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes
"Good heavens!" said the grocery man, as the boy swallowed the cider, and his face resumed its natural look, and the piratical frown disappeared with the cider. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883
All this part of the coast is Viking ground: from these fjords went forth their piratical dragons, and hither they returned, laden with booty, to rest and carouse in their strongholds. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland
Several of these vessels were fitted as brigs, after their arrival in Arabia, and armed by the Arabs for cruising in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf, as piratical vessels. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
On board the Santa Maria—for that was the vessel's name—they found much to interest them, and the sailors treated them very kindly, in spite of their piratical appearance. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia
One is a barque, polacca-masted, her masts raking back with the acute shark’s-fin set supposed to be characteristic of piratical craft. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea
The government at home exercised little control over the arms of its piratical mariners; the mother country derived no benefit from their achievements. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)
Soon afterward a fleet of the United States swept those waters and cleared it of all piratical craft. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
It is this which supplies them with arms and munitions of war at home, and which builds the piratical ships with which they prey upon our commerce on the high seas. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The fleets that issued from the Delta of the Nile were piratical squadrons, that were the terrors of the Mediterranean coasts. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima
He affected to see in that, onesided as it was, evidence of Ralegh's piratical temper. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
I could paint you all as a crew of piratical ruffians disgracing the uniform of the greatest country in the world, and the papers would back me up. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902
These were joined at the Balize by six gunboats and a schooner, and proceeded against the piratical stronghold. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
Though aware of the provocations of the Spanish Court, he chose to represent that affair as a cowardly, and almost piratical attack on an unprepared Power. William Pitt and the Great War
I hesitated, but then, seeing that part of my success lay in our all remaining somewhat piratical of character, I hastily slipped it above my eyes, and pulled down my hat brim. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive
At any rate if credence is to be given to the somewhat suspicious account, the worst guilt for the contemplated piratical perfidy attaches to the crowned accomplice. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
The case is not precisely one of piracy, though piracy was at first suspected, but rather of the receipt of piratical goods. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents
Only that we are at peace with France, I'd like to take every coin from both the piratical scoundrel himself and his Malay partners. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898
The piratical crew, for such they really were, took their way up the hill, towards the king’s residence, followed closely by the slaves and all the rabble who had escaped out of the fort. The Three Midshipmen
True, at times our speech smacked less of nautical and piratical phrase, at times, indeed, halted. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive
It was reduced to rely upon accusations that he had from the beginning harboured piratical intentions, and counted upon the assistance of France for their accomplishment. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
The chief narrative of these piratical adventures, and a remarkably interesting one, is that of Basil Ringrose, which constitutes the second volume of Exquemelin; see note 1 to document 44. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents
The English began hostilities without any declaration of war by a piratical attack on a Dutch convoy. A History of Sea Power
No tidings could be gained either of the brig or the fleet of piratical junks. The Three Midshipmen
A second glance gave me even more surprise, for it showed that the boat, though not precisely long, low and rakish of build, evidently was of piratical intent. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive
Of any piratical acts of his, or practical service rendered to France, he could confidently challenge the Law Officers to produce the smallest proof. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
This and the ensuing document, both by the same anonymous author, form one continued narrative, of dramatic and astonishing piratical adventure. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents
Again we were told that the piratical Serbs had seized the town of Alessio. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2
The piratical squadron now instantly made sail, and a favourable breeze having sprung up, they steered for the northward. The Three Midshipmen
Jimmy was not sure of the correctness of this; and admitted that, sometimes, he had read literature having to do with Indian fighting, as well as piratical enterprises. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive
It was while in these parts that the Spanish expedition, which, during Magellan's life had preserved its scientific character, began perceptibly to become piratical. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World
Modern buccaneers, indeed, were we, engaged in a nineteenth century piratical descent upon the shores of South America. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude
“He got an ugly wound in cutting out a piratical junk in the Indian seas,” said Murray. The Three Commanders
Sometimes she brought up, and the boats were sent away, and strict search was made for the piratical fleet; indeed no trouble or exertion was spared, but all was without result. The Three Midshipmen
But Hiroshimi was not eager to approach the piratical canine again; so I, myself, fished something from a hamper and called the dog to me. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive
For bringing himself to tuck away his Indians and fetch forth Treasure Island, he was rewarded by the sight of a piratical crew who easily surpassed even the redmen. The Rich Little Poor Boy
Three months had elapsed since our departure from London on our piratical tour to the Spanish Main. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude
The schooner he pointed at was a handsome vessel, with a thoroughly piratical look about her. The Three Commanders
“Hemming has been routing out some of those piratical scoundrels, and they probably have given him a longer chase than he expected.” The Three Midshipmen
He will have these piratical governments on his hands voluntarily recognized as valid for municipal purposes until duly altered. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
We believed that the great majority of the people of the Southern States were Union loving men, who choose to sail under the flag of the Union, rather than under any piratical and treasonable banner. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861
The frigate was chiefly engaged in capturing Malay and other piratical craft, which at that time swarmed in those seas. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea
As there was no object in carrying any of them off, they were all burned, there being no doubt of their piratical character. The Three Commanders
“I say, Hemming, suppose Mr Thorn has been entrapped by some of those piratical fellows out there; what will become of them, I wonder?” said Jack. The Three Midshipmen
We were now ready and well equipped for our piratical undertaking, and we started at once on our nefarious career. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess
The piratical hero of our childhood is traceable in a great extent to the “thrillers,” toy plays, and penny theatres of our grandfathers. Pirates
They had rushed wildly about over the snow, and, I doubt not, had given the piratical red squirrel a piece of their minds. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers
Some of these, like Venice and Genoa, boasted the proud title of republics; they were in reality narrow, commercial, even piratical oligarchies, destitute of any vigorous political life. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)
She returned in half a hour with a favourable report, bringing off Mr Dobbin, the mate of the merchantman, and the frigate then continued her course for the second piratical stronghold. The Three Midshipmen
In sooth he charged us with piratical intentions, though we had not so much as cracked a pistol or inveigled one barbarian aboard. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine
The largest and whitest of his pursuers scoops up the morsel almost before it touches the waves, and flaps away to enjoy his piratical success in some quiet retreat. Days Off And Other Digressions
The act, in both cases, is essentially the same—equally inhuman, immoral, piratical. No Compromise with Slavery An Address Delivered to the Broadway Tabernacle, New York
He succeeded in obtaining from Germany some mitigation of her piratical policy, and with that he was for a time content. A History of the United States
He began, though, to see some virtues in the simple, lawless, piratical world in which he had spent his childhood. The Pirates of Ersatz
It is proper to say that this bird is not at all courageous, and often gives up the fish that he catches to the piratical frigate bird. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent
Many a good, honest, piratical enterprise has been busted up by concealment and lack of confidence. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
The boats had been sent away in chase of three or four of their craft, cut off from a piratical fleet which were endeavouring to make their escape along shore. Won from the Waves
I must, therefore, agree with the aforesaid ancient writer that they had stout ships, impelled by sails and oars, which were afterwards employed either in commercial or piratical enterprises. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
Law-abiding communities were no more thrilling or rewarding than piratical ones. The Pirates of Ersatz
Some time was spent in cruising about an archipelago of small and beautiful islands, which has since afforded a lurking-place for piratical craft. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
Long ago we had ceased to treat the matter jocularly; and to regard our operations as applied psychology only, or as a piratical reunion, no longer occurred to us. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
Although there was a considerable fleet of the piratical boats, they were spread out so that a space of several hundred yards intervened between each. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters
It also granted 35,574 pounds for the half-pay of sea-officers; and the piratical States of Barbary again becoming troublesome, Admiral Baker cruised against them, and destroyed most of their vessels. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
I don't take kindly to the idea of your kidnaping my men and carrying them off on piratical excursions! The Pirates of Ersatz
Some had taken service with the Great Mogul; others had joined the garrison at Fort George, having received a pardon for their piratical proceedings. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
We knew too much, and were no doubt to be sacrificed in cold blood to ensure the safety of this piratical gang. The Castaways
But we gladly pass from the cruel to the cunning phase of piratical life. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters
The piratical fleets cruising off the coast of China committed even greater depredations on commerce, as well as on the population of the sea-board, than even those in the Indian seas. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
Blithely, and cheerfully, and dutifully, they would give the appearance of monstrous piratical strength. The Pirates of Ersatz
As the piratical publisher of ‘The Passionate Pilgrim’ he had long known the commercial value of Shakespeare’s work.  A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles
“I thought as how those piratical craft would sheer off if we showed a bold front,” said Tom, as the men turned down a lane on one side. Washed Ashore The Tower of Stormount Bay
The royal cruiser under all sail had stood in shore, to intercept the piratical vessel, which it was naturally supposed would make for the harbour, and it was important therefore to prevent her doing this. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea
The Janus could therefore only retaliate by firing on the piratical boats, which she did, totally destroying the whole of those seen. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
Her eyes were filled with the brawny, mustachioed piratical figures who were Darthian gentlemen and who grinned at her in what she took for evil gloating. The Pirates of Ersatz
In all probability it was a piratical and carelessly transcribed copy of Shakespeare’s first draft of the play, in which he drew largely on the older piece. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles
Another look at her a little later showed me that she was of the same size and appearance as that of the craft whose piratical crew had attacked us. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific
One of these piratical gentry suffered before our eyes a fate worthy of his rapacity. The Island Home
Altogether, in a week’s cruise he had destroyed a 14-gun battery and 100 piratical craft, and had taken upwards of 200 guns and 36 pirates, besides having killed nearly 400 more. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
Right after his previous visit, news had come of the daring piratical raid which captured a ship off Walden. The Pirates of Ersatz
Already the piratical flag has been unfurled against the commerce of the United States. Fifty Years of Public Service
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