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... of their cruises the Lowestoffe cap- tured an American letter - of - marque : it was blowing a gale , and a heavy sea running . The first lieute- nant being ordered to board the prize , went below 1777. ] 27 LIFE OF NELSON .
... of their cruises the Lowestoffe cap- tured an American letter - of - marque : it was blowing a gale , and a heavy sea running . The first lieute- nant being ordered to board the prize , went below 1777. ] 27 LIFE OF NELSON .
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... letters , " without a fortune ; but there is not a speck in my character . True honour , I hope , pre- dominates in my mind far above riches . " " He did not apply for a ship , because he was not wealthy enough to live on board in the ...
... letters , " without a fortune ; but there is not a speck in my character . True honour , I hope , pre- dominates in my mind far above riches . " " He did not apply for a ship , because he was not wealthy enough to live on board in the ...
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... letter to Mrs. Nisbet , a few months before their marriage ; " but our affections are not by any means on that account diminished . Our country has the first demand for our services ; and private convenience or happiness must ever give ...
... letter to Mrs. Nisbet , a few months before their marriage ; " but our affections are not by any means on that account diminished . Our country has the first demand for our services ; and private convenience or happiness must ever give ...
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... letters , " to make you the darling of the English nation , but truth . Sorry I am to say , much to the contrary has been dispersed . " This was not flat- tery ; for Nelson was no flatterer . The letter in which this passage occurs ...
... letters , " to make you the darling of the English nation , but truth . Sorry I am to say , much to the contrary has been dispersed . " This was not flat- tery ; for Nelson was no flatterer . The letter in which this passage occurs ...
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... letter of the 5th instant , expressing your readiness to serve , and have read the same to my lords commis- sioners of the Admiralty . " On the 12th of December , he received this dry acknowledgment . The fresh mortification did not ...
... letter of the 5th instant , expressing your readiness to serve , and have read the same to my lords commis- sioners of the Admiralty . " On the 12th of December , he received this dry acknowledgment . The fresh mortification did not ...
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action admiral Admiralty afterward Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle boats brave British fleet Buonaparte Cadiz called Capt captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope hundred island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Lord Nelson Malta Mediterranean Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan Nelson never night occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Hamilton soon Spanish spirit squadron station struck taken thing thought thousand tion took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded
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Página 299 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to him...
Página 308 - you can do nothing for me." — All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the victory...
Página 307 - Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round, saw three men raising him up. " They have done for me at last, Hardy ! " said he. " I hope not ! " cried Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my back-bone is shot through...
Página 309 - And then, in a stronger voice, he said, "Anchor, Hardy — anchor." Hardy, upon this, hinted that Admiral Collingwood would take upon himself the direction of affairs. " Not while I live, Hardy," said the dying Nelson, ineffectually endeavouring to raise himself from the bed :
Página 308 - Hardy ; and as that officer, though often sent for, could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried : " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? he must be killed ! he is surely dead...
Página 228 - A shot through the mainmast knocked the splinters about ; and he observed to one of his officers with a smile, " It is warm work ; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment : ' and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion — ' But mark you ! I would not be elsewhere for thousands.
Página 302 - Blackwood made answer that he thought the whole fleet seemed very clearly to understand what they were about. These words were scarcely spoken before that signal was made, which will be remembered as long as the language, or even the memory, of England shall endure — Nelson's last signal: — "England expects every man to do his duty!" It was received throughout the fleet with a shout of answering acclamation, made sublime by the spirit which it breathed and the feeling which it expressed. "Now,"...
Página 267 - I beg to inform your lordship, that the port of Toulon has never been blockaded by me : quite the reverse. Every opportunity has been offered the enemy to put to sea : for it is there that we hope to realize the hopes and expectations of our country.