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To her astonishment, he led Her from the forest's sheltering spread Into a small and star-lit glade, And, turning to her, softly bade Her fear not, for a warlike band Encompassed them on every hand.

From Indian Legends of Minnesota by Severance, Cordenio A., Mrs.

The former was published in 1626 and again two years later; "The World Encompassed" first appeared in 1628 and was reprinted in 1635 and 1653.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry

Encompassed on every side is Thy Lamp by the tempests of discord blowing from every land; where is the globe of Thy graciousness and protection?

From Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh

The World Encompassed does not profess to be an original work, but to be a compilation from the notes of several who went the voyage.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers

One gets the impression that the Famous Voyage version is an abridgement of The World Encompassed account itself, or perhaps its source, though if this is so in fact only the bibliographers can tell.

From Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579 by Heizer, Robert F.