THE LIFE OF NELSON. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY. "Bursting thro' the gloom With radiant glory from thy trophied tomb, The sacred splendour of thy deathless name Shall grace and guard thy Country's martial fame. A mighty beacon, lighting Glory's way; ULM and TRAFALGAR. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY EASTBURN, KIRK, & co. AT THE LITERARY ROOMS, CORNER OF WALL AND NASSAU-STREETS ; AND WILLIAM WELLS, BOSTON. .... ΤΟ JOHN WILSON CROKER, ESQ. LL.D., F. R. S. SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY; WHO, BY THE OFFICIAL SITUATION WHICH HE SO ABLY FILLS, IS QUALIFIED TO APPRECIATE THEIR HISTORICAL ACCURACY; AND WHO, AS A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS, IS EQUALLY QUALIFIED TO DECIDE UPON THEIR LITERARY MERITS, These Volumes ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, BY HIS FRIEND, THE AUTHOR. |