The Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonDent, 1906 - 271 стор. |
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Robert Southey. themselves , not so much against an enemy whom they would have beaten , as against a climate which would do the enemy's work . Early in the year 1780 , five hundred men , destined for this service , were convoyed by ...
Robert Southey. themselves , not so much against an enemy whom they would have beaten , as against a climate which would do the enemy's work . Early in the year 1780 , five hundred men , destined for this service , were convoyed by ...
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... enemy . The rains set in ; and could the garrison have held out a little longer , disease would have rid them of their invaders . Even the Indians sunk under it , the victims of unusual exertion and of their own excesses . The place ...
... enemy . The rains set in ; and could the garrison have held out a little longer , disease would have rid them of their invaders . Even the Indians sunk under it , the victims of unusual exertion and of their own excesses . The place ...
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... enemy's ships . The crew , however , were not a little surprised when they were taken on board , and found themselves prisoners . One of the party went by the name of the Count de Deux Ponts . was , however , a prince of the German ...
... enemy's ships . The crew , however , were not a little surprised when they were taken on board , and found themselves prisoners . One of the party went by the name of the Count de Deux Ponts . was , however , a prince of the German ...
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... enemy ; and the moment a bird rose , he let fly , without ever putting the fowling - piece to his shoulder . It is not , therefore , extraordinary , that his having once shot a partridge should be remembered by his family among the re ...
... enemy ; and the moment a bird rose , he let fly , without ever putting the fowling - piece to his shoulder . It is not , therefore , extraordinary , that his having once shot a partridge should be remembered by his family among the re ...
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... enemy were discovered off the coast of Sardinia , and he chased them . They proved to be three 44 gun frigates , with a corvette of 24 , and a brig of 12. The Agamemnon had only 345 men at quarters , having landed part of her crew at ...
... enemy were discovered off the coast of Sardinia , and he chased them . They proved to be three 44 gun frigates , with a corvette of 24 , and a brig of 12. The Agamemnon had only 345 men at quarters , having landed part of her crew at ...
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Сторінка 262 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. 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 I" Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead.
Сторінка 113 - The moment he perceived the position of the French that intuitive genius with which Nelson was endowed displayed itself, and it instantly struck him that where there was room for an enemy's ship to swing there was room for one of ours to anchor. The plan which he intended to pursue, therefore, was to keep entirely on the outer side of the French line, and station his ships, as far as he was able, one on the outer bow, and another on the outer quarter, of each of the enemy's. This...
Сторінка 196 - ... Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark when she no longer resists. The line of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag ; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must set on fire all the prizes that he has taken, without having the power of saving the men who have so nobly defended them. The brave Danes are the brothers, and should never be the enemies, of the English.
Сторінка 262 - 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 ! " And Hardy then left him for ever.
Сторінка 124 - would be coequal with the British name, and it would be remembered that he had obtained the greatest naval victory on record, when no man would think of asking whether he had been created a baron, a viscount, or an earl...
Сторінка 257 - bade them shake hands like Englishmen. The enemy continued to fire a gun at a time at the Victory till they saw that a shot had passed through her main-topgallant-sail ; then they opened their broadsides, aiming chiefly at her rigging, in the hope of disabling her before she could close with them. Nelson, as usual, had hoisted several flags, lest one should be shot away. The enemy showed no colors till late in the action, when they began to feel the necessity of having them to strike. For this reason...
Сторінка 251 - 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 anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet.
Сторінка 116 - ... water, before the lead could be hove again he was fast aground, nor could all his own exertions, joined to those of the Leander and the Mutine brig, which came to his assistance, get him off in time to bear a part in the action. His ship, however, served as a beacon to the Alexander and Swiftsure, which would else, from the course which they were holding, have gone considerably farther on the reef, and must inevitably have been lost.
Сторінка 268 - ... vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory. He has left us, not indeed his mantle of inspiration, but a name and an example, which are, at this hour, inspiring hundreds of the youth of England ; — a name which is our pride, and an example which will continue to be our shield and our strength.