Sir RICHARD GRENVILLE, he was FOUR _And Devon was heaven to him_, He loved the waves and their windy roar _And hated the Don as the Devil's limb-- Hated him up to the brim_! He whipped him on land and mocked him at sea, He laughed to scorn his sovereignty, And with the Revenge beat his fifty-three; Virginia knew him, and all that coast, For he was one of America's host-- And now there is nothing but English speech For leagues and leagues, and reach on reach, From the Old Dominion away to the Pole; While the billows beat and the oceans roll On the Three Americas. And Sir JOHN HAWKINS, he was FIVE _And Devon was heaven to him_, He worshipped the water while he was alive _And hated the Don as the Devil's limb-- Hated him up to the brim_! He chased him over the Spanish Main, He scoffed and defied the navies of Spain-- His cities he ravished again and again; The Gulf it knew him, and all that coast, For he was one of America's host-- And now there is nothing but English speech For leagues and leagues, and reach on reach, From the Rio Grandè away to the Pole; While the billows beat and the oceans roll On the Three Americas. _Five fearless knights have filled gallant graves This many and many a day, Some under the willows, some under the waves-- American sailors they; And still in the West Is their valor blest, Where a banner bright With the ocean's blue And the red wrack's hue And the spoondrift's white Is smiling to-day Through the salt sea spray Upon American sailors._ WALLACE RICE. CHAPTER III THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA England laid claim to the continent of North America by virtue of the discoveries of John Cabot in 1497, but little effort was made toward colonization until 1584, when an expedition sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh explored Albemarle Sound and the adjacent coast, and brought back so glowing a description of the country that Elizabeth named the whole region Virginia, in honor of her maidenhood. An abortive attempt to settle Roanoke Island was made in 1585, and in 1587 another expedition under John White landed there. White returned to England in the fall to represent the needs of the settlement, leaving behind him his daughter and little granddaughter,--Virginia Dare, the first white child born in America. He promised to return within a year, but was intercepted by Spaniards, and it was not until August, 1590, that he again dropped anchor off the island. When he went ashore next day, not a trace of the colonists could be found, nor was their fate ever certainly discovered. THE MYSTERY OF CRO-A-TÀN I [August 27, 1587] The home-bound ship stood out to sea, And on the island's marge, Sir Richard waited restlessly To step into the barge.