The Life of Nelson, Том 2John Murray, 1813 |
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... in three barges , and carried them safely , through a tremendous sea , to the Vanguard . Notice was then imme- diately given to the British merchants , that 1 board any they would be received on ship in the ᎦᎥ 1798 LIFE OF NELSON .
... in three barges , and carried them safely , through a tremendous sea , to the Vanguard . Notice was then imme- diately given to the British merchants , that 1 board any they would be received on ship in the ᎦᎥ 1798 LIFE OF NELSON .
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... carry the priests to Palermo , for degradation , and then bring them back for execution ; —and they applied to Trou- bridge for a hangman ; which he indig- nantly refused . He , mean - time , was almost heart - broken by the situation ...
... carry the priests to Palermo , for degradation , and then bring them back for execution ; —and they applied to Trou- bridge for a hangman ; which he indig- nantly refused . He , mean - time , was almost heart - broken by the situation ...
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... carrying the treaty into effect , were delivered over as rebels to the vengeance of the Sicilian court . - A deplorable transaction ! A stain upon the memory of Nelson , and the honour of England ! To palliate it would be in vain ; to ...
... carrying the treaty into effect , were delivered over as rebels to the vengeance of the Sicilian court . - A deplorable transaction ! A stain upon the memory of Nelson , and the honour of England ! To palliate it would be in vain ; to ...
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... carried one morning on board Lord Nelson's ship , with his hands tied behind him , Caraccioli was well known to the British officers , and had been ever highly esteemed by all who knew him . Captain Hardy ordered him immediately to be ...
... carried one morning on board Lord Nelson's ship , with his hands tied behind him , Caraccioli was well known to the British officers , and had been ever highly esteemed by all who knew him . Captain Hardy ordered him immediately to be ...
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... arrest ; and how , in that time , was he to collect his wit- nesses ? He was found guilty , and sen- tenced to death ; and Nelson gave orders that the sentence should be carried into effect that evening 1799 55 LIFE OF NELSON .
... arrest ; and how , in that time , was he to collect his wit- nesses ? He was found guilty , and sen- tenced to death ; and Nelson gave orders that the sentence should be carried into effect that evening 1799 55 LIFE OF NELSON .
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Сторінка 269 - Kiss me, Hardy," said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said, " Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty." Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead. " Who is that ?" said Nelson, and being informed, he replied, "God bless you, Hardy.
Сторінка 267 - I feel something rising in my breast," putting his hand on his left side, "which tells me so.
Сторінка 237 - ... with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength ; and, therefore, they loved him as truly and as fervently as he loved England.
Сторінка 262 - ... boarded through them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed musketry in his tops; he had a strong dislike to the practice, not merely because it endangers setting fire to the sails, but also because it is a murderous sort of warfare, by which individuals may suffer, and a commander, now and then, be picked off, but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Captain Harvey,...
Сторінка 191 - 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.
Сторінка 244 - We can, my dear Coll, have no little jealousies. We have only one great object in view, that of annihilating our enemies, and getting a glorious peace for our country. No man has more confidence in another than I have in you; and no man will render your services more justice than your very old friend Nelson and Bronte.
Сторінка 253 - 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," said Lord Nelson,
Сторінка 104 - Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British Officer. On your decision depends, whether our Country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or whether she shall rear her head higher than ever...
Сторінка 269 - Doctor, I have not been a great sinner:" and after a short pause, "Remember that I leave Lady Hamilton and my daughter Horatia as a legacy to my country.
Сторінка 250 - Hamilton therefore a legacy to my king and country, that they will give her an ample provision to maintain her rank in life. 'I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only. 'These are the only favours I ask of my king and country, at this moment when I am going to fight their battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear! My relations it is needless to mention: they will,...