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319. oldal
St Helena has only one entrance and no exit , ' say the people who love the island and never wish to leave . Jamestown is the entrance , and it is unique . By sheer chance rather than a love of beauty it has preserved its past almost ...
St Helena has only one entrance and no exit , ' say the people who love the island and never wish to leave . Jamestown is the entrance , and it is unique . By sheer chance rather than a love of beauty it has preserved its past almost ...
325. oldal
But there came a time when the Portuguese hardly dared to anchor off the island they had colonised . An observer of the period wrote : " The English and Dutch , in the churlish language of a cannon , sometimes disputed their property .
But there came a time when the Portuguese hardly dared to anchor off the island they had colonised . An observer of the period wrote : " The English and Dutch , in the churlish language of a cannon , sometimes disputed their property .
326. oldal
However , it should be remembered in his favour that he offered Napoleon the freedom of the island ( except Jamestown ) provided that he would show himself to a British officer twice every twentyfour hours . Napoleon refused .
However , it should be remembered in his favour that he offered Napoleon the freedom of the island ( except Jamestown ) provided that he would show himself to a British officer twice every twentyfour hours . Napoleon refused .
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