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The Return of Sir Richard Grenville

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One slept beneath the branches dim,Cloaked in the crawling mist,And Richard Grenville came to himAnd plucked him by the wrist.

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Untitled draftThe Return of Sir Richard Grenville

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Richard Grenvillehistorical figure invoked in the final revelation/backstory1 textual state Solomon KaneEnglish Puritan wanderer, swordsman and avenger1 textual state