Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London, J. M. Dent ; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 276
s made Doge in 1688, thecoronation being deferred that he might return to Greece.Vast designs of the recapture of Negropont, even of Crete,lured him on, but ill-health soon necessitated his return, only,however, to be again entreated to take .up the command andretrieve the blunders of an… … LOSS OF THE MORE A 183 The veteran Doge and captain for the last time sailed fromVenice amid scenes that recalled the great crusading timesof old. After some successes at Corinth he went to winterat Nauplia, where he died on January 9, 1694. He wasthe greatest of the modern Doges. A tomb in S.…
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