Haply she was content that I should be as I SAS, since had I sought to become different it must have entailed my quitting Pesaro, and this poor lady was so bereft of friends that she could not afford to lose even the sympathy of the despised jester.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
He dug a canal from SAS de Gand-which was one of his principal depots-all the way to Sluys, because the water-communication between those two points was entirely in the hands of the Hollanders and Zeelanders.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009
Alexander had been personally superintending matters at Sluys, Ghent, and Antwerp, and had strengthened with artillery the canal which he had constructed between SAS and Sluys.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009