 Choose yourself, my lord," was his reply, "the same spirit actuates the whole profession; you cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships and how many he would wish, in addition to the fleet which he was going to command, and...  Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, K.B. - Página 186por Joseph ALLEN (of Greenwich Hospital.) - 1853 - 247 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 páginas
...the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. " Choose your" self, my lord," was his reply : " the same " spirit actuates the whole profession : you " cannot choose wrong." Lord Rarliam then desired him to say what ships, and how many, he would wish, in addition to the fleet which... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1828 - 302 páginas
...the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. " Choose your" self, my lord," was his reply : " the same " spirit actuates the whole profession :...you " cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships, and how many, he would wish, in addition to the fleet which he was going to... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 páginas
...of the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. " Choose yourself, my lord," was his reply : " the same spirit actuates the whole profession : you cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships, and how many he would wish, in addition to the fleet which he was going to command,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 páginas
...desired to choose his own officers. " Choose yourself, my lord," replied Nelson, returning the list ; " the same spirit actuates the whole profession ; you cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then requested him to dictate without reserve to his secretary the names of such ships as he wished to have,... | |
 | 1843 - 320 páginas
...of the navy, desired him to choose his' own officers. " Choose yourself, my lord," was his reply : " the same spirit actuates the whole profession : you cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships, and how many he would wish, in addition to the fleet which, he was going to... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 928 páginas
...of the admiralty board, giving him the list of the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. " Choose yourself, my lord ; the same spirit actuates the whole profession ; you cannot choose wrong," was Nelson's noble reply. Unremitting exertions were made by Lord Barham to equip the additional ships... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 páginas
...returning the list :' Choose yourself, my Lord, the same spirit actuate* the whole profession; yon cannot choose wrong.' Lord Barham then desired that...without reserve, dictate to the Private Secretary, Mr. Thomson, such Ships as he wished, in addition to his present Squadron, and that they should follow... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 páginas
...list of the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. " Choose yourself, my lord," was his reply: "the same spirit actuates the whole profession : you cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships, and how many, he would wish, in addition to the fleet which he was going to... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 páginas
...of the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. ' Choose yourself, my lord,' was his reply ; ' the same spirit actuates the whole profession ; you cannot choose wrong.' Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships, and how many, he would wish in addition to the fleet which he was going to command,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1883 - 316 páginas
...of the navy, desired him to choose his own officers. " Choose yourself, my lord," was his reply ; " the same spirit actuates the whole profession. You cannot choose wrong." Lord Barham then desired him to say what ships, and how many, he would wish in addition to the fleet which he was going to command,... | |
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