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  Introduction. Captain Walter Bigges. 1909-14. Voyages and Travels: Ancient and Modern. The Harvard Classics
five years elapsed between Drake’s return from his Famous Voyage and the despatch of the formidable armament commemorated in the following pages.
Bigges was one of the five hundred and odd men who succumbed to the fever.
He died shortly after the fleet sailed from Carthagena; and the narrative was completed by some comrade.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Though there are many digressions, the heroes of the novel remain d'Artagnan and the rest of the original musketeers who find adventure, perform fantastic feats, grow older, and - with one exception - come to the ends of their lives.
The action takes place between 1660 and 1673 and has as its thematic background the transformation of Louis XIV from a weak boy king dominated by his ministers and mother to the Sun King in absolute control of the French state.
Raoul is the son of Athos, one of the original musketeers, now known as the Comte de la Fère.
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 Xavier 74, Purdue 55 - NCAA Sports.com
He was eyeing his first upset as the Boilermakers' coach before the Musketeers made a second-half run to put the game away.
Burrell, an Indianapolis native, made 4-of-6 on 3-pointers, and the Musketeers shot 50 percent from the field while holding the Boilermakers to 35 percent shooting.
Purdue forward Carl Landry, who ranked fifth nationally with 28.5 points per game, was held to five points on 2-of-9 shooting and was plagued by foul trouble throughout.
www.ncaasports.com /basketball/mens/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20051126_XAVIER@PUR   (222 words)

  
 Alexandre Dumas - Encyclopedia.com
Dumas delighted many generations of readers with his highly romantic novels immortalizing the adventures of the Three Musketeers and the Count of Monte Cristo.
His first successes were the historical dramas Henri III et sa cour (1829), Christine (1830), Antony (1831), and La Tour de Nesle (1832), notable for its evocation of the Middle Ages.
Musketeers carry Alexandre Dumas' remains to France's Pantheon
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-DumasAper.html   (1177 words)

  
 The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Search, Read, Study, Discuss.
Instead of dueling, the four are attacked by five of the Cardinal's guards, and the courage of the youth is made apparent during the battle.
In the novel The 3 Musketeers, Dumas seems to portray the Cardinal as a villian.
Her name was Allecia Dessessarts -- by the time they came here & settled, the name was spelled in a variety of ways, but in Opelousas, LA, where they settled, it had taken on an extra "s." The family has a fascinating history & I'd love to find the connection.
www.online-literature.com /dumas/threemusketeers   (1364 words)

  
 Chapter A Conjugal Scene of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
He opened the door of the room where the musketeers were, and found Porthos playing an earnest game at dice with Aramis.
A short distance away a group of two men and three horses appeared in the shade; these were the two men who were to conduct milady to Fort de la Pointe, and superintend her embarkation.
For a hundred paces he maintained the gait with which he started, but when once out of sight, he turned his horse to the right, made a circuit and came back to within twenty paces, where, shielded by a coppice, he might watch the passage of the little troop.
www.bibliomania.com /0/0/20/47/18569/1.html   (487 words)

  
 Musketeer Madness:  Xavier Men's & Women's Basketball - Muskies Trash Bonnies, Gear Up for #1 St. Joes
Five Musketeers scored in double figures as the Xavier men’s basketball team downed St. Bonaventure 90-64 on Wednesday in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament at UD Arena.
The Musketeers advance to play undefeated Saint Joseph’s, the No. 1 team in the country, in Thursday’s quarterfinals at noon.
The Musketeers connected on six of their first seven field goal attempts to go up 16-5, and had the advantage to 15 at 22-7 in the first seven minutes of the contest.
www.musketeermadness.com /article.asp?ID=372   (322 words)

  
 SI.com - SI on Campus - 2004-05 Hoops Preview: Most Rootable Teams - Thursday November 11, 2004 10:56AM
The clincher: All five starters have at least a 3.4 GPA.
Five days after his grandfather was murdered at age 61, during Paul's senior year of high school, Paul scored 61 points as a tribute.
This season the Eagles will face five schools before Christmas who have advanced to the Final Four in the past decade (Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah and Marquette).
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/sioncampus/11/10/most_rootable1111   (1185 words)

  
 Tough Terps a sweet success -- dailypress.com
And to think the Terps recently were trying to shake off a discouraging, two-game losing streak that marred the end of their Atlantic Coast Conference season, and stood five seconds away from a first-round exit as defending champs on Friday night.
Although Holden scored only five points on 1-for-8 shooting, he was a brick wall in West's path.
The Terps were determined to run early and often and test the Musketeers' depth, and when Xavier started by missing 20 of its first 28 shots, Maryland turned its fast break loose.
www.dailypress.com /business/bal-sp.terpshoop24mar24,0,5240707.story   (1056 words)

  
 Teens as Community Builders
We are committed to the well being of the business community, recognizing the positive impact a healthy, thriving marketplace has on the quality of life for Hartford residents.
Tree Musketeers was the nation's first known nonprofit actually administered by kids with support from adult partners.
Tree Musketeers empower young people to lead environmental improvement in Earth's communities through innovative action and education programs that motivate others to become partners in a united youth movement.
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 xu101797
The Musketeers begin practice tonight at the stroke of midnight in Schmidt Fieldhouse under what is unquestionably the loftiest expectations ever to face an XU team.
Then the Musketeers spent a school-record 15 consecutive weeks in the Associated Press' top 25 poll, never lost two games in a row and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to UCLA.
The Musketeers are not blind to what happened last season across town when the University of Cincinnati stumbled after being ranked No. 1 in the country during the preseason.
www.cincypost.com /sports/1997/xu101797.html   (682 words)

  
 NKU plays at Xavier
The taller Musketeers won the rebounding battle by a 43-30 margin and held NKU to 26.3 percent shooting from the field.
The Musketeers’ 8-0 run to start the game was keyed by five points from Thornton, a 6-foot-9 post player who dominated the inside.
The Musketeers sealed the win by shooting 61.9 percent from the field in the second half.
www.nku.edu /%7Eathletics/MBasketball/2006-07/Releases/nov5%20mbb%20xu%20preview.html   (763 words)

  
 The Civil War
In the first five years of his reign Charles I summoned and dissolved Parliament three times.
In the centre would be the infantry brigades of musketeers and pikemen.
Another strategy involved the musketeers in the first line kneeling, the second line crouching and the third line standing.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUcivilwar.htm   (3926 words)

  
 NCAA Game Summary - Xavier Vs. Gonzaga - College Basketball News Story - WCAU | Philadelphia
Stanley Burrell paced the Musketeers (21-11) with 22 points and five assists while Justin Cage netted 16 and pulled down five boards in the loss.
Over the final five minutes of the half the Bulldogs outscored Xavier 12-6 and cut the deficit to 39-36 at the half.
The Musketeers shot 2-of-14 from the floor to start the game but responded by going 8-of-12 from the field to close the half.
www.nbc10.com /cbask/8073066/detail.html   (802 words)

  
 Musketeer Madness:  Xavier Men's & Women's Basketball - Thornton Leads Five Musketeers in Double Figures in ...
Five Musketeers turned in double-digit scoring efforts as Xavier defeated St. Bonaventure, 99-71, on Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center.
In addition to Thornton, the Musketeers received outstanding efforts from Josh Duncan, Justin Doellman, Stanley Burrell, and Johnny Wolf.
Duncan played noticeably more aggressive as was displayed in two thunderous dunks, one of which was a tip-dunk that earned him a technical foul in the first half for hanging on the rim.
www.musketeermadness.com /article.asp?ID=557   (783 words)

  
 Inventions, Profitability - Look Before You Leap
Here are the five criteria we used, with examples of products that qualified, and did not qualify, as innovative when measures were applied:
It was a clever way to introduce the taste of tea to kids who, on a hot day, love to squeeze slushy ice crystals into their mouths.
Three Musketeers ice cream bars were not innovative because other candy bars were in freezer cases before them.
www.entrepreneur.com /magazine/entrepreneur/1998/april/15414-4.html   (868 words)

  
 Truman Life and Times Exhibit - Truman Presidential Museum & Library
The experiences that shaped Harry Truman's character are the focus of the first part of the exhibition.
His long love affair with his wife Bess, and the joy he experienced with his daughter Margaret are critical to understanding the life of Harry Truman.
This section of the exhibit examines the relationship among what some people called "The Three Musketeers." The love letters between Harry and Bess Truman, Margaret Truman's singing career, and the family's love of music are just a few of the topics covered.
www.trumanlibrary.org /lifetimes/index.html   (789 words)

  
 Literature.org - The Online Literature Library
As to Aramis, he had asked for leave of absence for five days, and was gone, it was said, to Rouen on family business.
The second commissary was as much bewildered as the first had been by the simple and firm declaration of the Musketeer, upon whom he was anxious to take the revenge which men of the robe like at all times to gain over men of the sword; but the name of M.
It is well known how violent the king's prejudices were against the queen, and how carefully these prejudices were kept up by the cardinal, who in affairs of intrigue mistrusted women infinitely more than men.
www.literature.org /authors/dumas-alexandre/the-three-musketeers/chapter-15.html   (2074 words)

  
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The Musketeers took their first lead of the game with 10:49 left when junior guard Reetta Piipari hit a three-pointer to put XU up 42-39.
Less than two minutes later, Piipari connected on another three giving the Musketeers their biggest lead of the game, 45-39, with 8:54 remaining.
The Bearcats grabbed five offensive rebounds after trailing by six points.
www.cincypost.com /2001/dec/03/ucxu120301.html   (571 words)

  
 Ashleigh Cuncic: ZoomInfo Business People Information
The 5-10 guard was a member of the Musketeers during the 2001-2002 season.
She was named the St. Mary's Athlete of the Year in 2001 and averaged 24 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.
The Crusaders won the Ontario Provincial Championship in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 and posted a record of 187-6 during her five-year career.
www.zoominfo.com /people/Cuncic_Ashleigh_282585471.aspx   (945 words)

  
 NCAA Men's Basketball - Dayton vs. Xavier (Ohio)
Romain Sato chipped in 16 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Musketeers, who shot a torrid 74 percent (14-of-19) in the second half and swept all three meetings with Dayton this season.
Purnell's team raced to a 10-2 lead five minutes into the game, but a 23-7 burst gave Xavier a 25-17 cushion.
A 3-pointer by Sato sent the Musketeers to the locker room with a 30-24 lead.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores102/102067/102067339.htm   (590 words)

  
 Misc. Games Software
The winner of the Pente is the player who will be first to attain five in a row or capture five (or more)...
3 musketeers is an abstract strategy board game for two players.
It uses the principal of unequal forces; the two players neither use the same types of pieces nor the same rules, and their victory conditions are different.
www.pcwin.com /Games/Misc__Games/date-1.htm   (1089 words)

  
 Loss to Southern Indiana ends Shields' coaching run for NKU
Southern Indiana, the No. 13 team in the NCAA Division II poll, converted five free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Boothe also grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the year, and had four steals and two blocks.
Xavier hit five free throws in the final minute, including three from Boothe and two from Alexis Henderson to seal the win.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/03/06/spt_spthoop1locals.html   (761 words)

  
  Hoopville - Atlantic 10 Conference
Miller led the Musketeers to the Atlantic 10 regular-season championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Five players scored in double figures for Louisville, led by junior David Padgett and freshman Edgar Sosa with 16 points apiece.
Senior Justin Doellman led five Musketeers into double figures.
www.hoopville.net /conferences/11.asp   (2157 words)

  
 Connecting colleges - The Boston Globe
But rather than wait for a golden age of state funding, the five public colleges of southeastern Massachusetts have joined forces to make their region smarter and more prosperous.
It's five musketeers out to pull more people into college classrooms, promote the region's culture and economy, and solve problems by sharing resources and expertise.
This led the five schools to develop a common writing program across the campuses, since most careers require competent writing skills.
www.boston.com /news/education/higher/articles/2005/11/13/connecting_colleges   (424 words)

  
 Jushi Sentai France Five - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jushi Sentai France Five literally Musketeers Squadron France Five (later known as Shin Kenjushi France Five;), is a French sentai series produced by Buki X-1 Productions in 2000s.
It is an homage to Toei's ever-popular Super Sentai Series, which was extremely popular in France in the 1980s.
However, the Eiffel Tower generates a barrier around the planet that keeps him from sending his armies en masse.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jushi_Sentai_France_Five   (308 words)

  
 Women's Basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Musketeers scored five of the final seven points, however, and held on to win.
Amber Harris sunk a three-pointer and added a layup to give the Musketeers a five point lead for the first time in the game.
Suber, who scored 10 points in the first half but was limited to three in the second, extended her streak of scoring in double digits to 13 games.
www.meacsports.com /artman/publish/article_2584.shtml   (478 words)

  
 Xavier (14-11) At Richmond (12-13) - College Basketball - WGAL.com | WGAL
The Musketeers have limited their opponents to just 37.8 percent shooting over their last eight contests, compared to 45.9 percent in the first 17 games.
The Musketeers are 14-4 when holding foes under 50 percent from the field, but are winless in seven games when opponents make at least half their shots.
The Musketeers had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but missed a couple of shots and they led 52-49 with just under two minutes left in OT, but blew that also.
www.wgal.com /cbask/4246006/detail.html   (662 words)

  
 The Xavier Newswire - Sports
Skrajewski was one of five Musketeers with 10 or more digs on Friday night.
Five of the seven shots for the Musketeers were off target and one was saved by the WKU goalkeeper.
Once again, junior Diana Torry led the Musketeers with a final round team-low 77 (+5), finishing tied for 16th overall at the par 72, 5,965 yard Warren Golf Course on the University of Notre Dame’s campus.
www.xavier.edu /newswire/editions/060927/sports.htm   (2963 words)

  
 Xavier Downs Flyers, 72-51, to Advance to A-10 Semifinal :: Five Musketeers Score in Double-Figures
CINCINNATI - All-league selection Justin Doellman led five Musketeers in double-figures with 19 points and junior guard Drew Lavender scored his 1,000th career point to lead the top-seeded Xavier University men's basketball team past No. 8 Dayton, 72-51, on Thursday afternoon at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
With the win, the Musketeers' 11th in their last 12 A-10 Tournament games, XU improves to 24-7 on the year while Dayton slips to 19-12.
The Musketeers stumbled out of the gate and fell behind the Flyers by a 19-12 count after Brian Roberts connected on a runner in the lane with 10:15 remaining in the first half.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/030807abp.html   (517 words)

  
 Xavier (14-11) At Richmond (12-13) - College Basketball
The Musketeers have limited their opponents to just 37.8 percent shooting over their last eight contests, compared to 45.9 percent in the first 17 games.
The Musketeers are 14-4 when holding foes under 50 percent from the field, but are winless in seven games when opponents make at least half their shots.
The Musketeers had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but missed a couple of shots and they led 52-49 with just under two minutes left in OT, but blew that also.
www.click2houston.com /cbask/4246007/detail.html   (652 words)

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