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The stern imbecility of the heart - broken gentleman may be compared in effect
and in touching beauty , to that most beautiful and impassioned scene in the '
Antiquary , ' the Fisherman ' s lamentation over his son . Can praise go higher ?
The stern imbecility of the heart - broken gentleman may be compared in effect
and in touching beauty , to that most beautiful and impassioned scene in the '
Antiquary , ' the Fisherman ' s lamentation over his son . Can praise go higher ?
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... which had the desired effect of frightening the beast ; and the boy then returned
, somewhat afraid of the consequences of his trespass . The captain reprimanded
him sternly for conduct so unworthy of the office which he filled , and desired ...
... which had the desired effect of frightening the beast ; and the boy then returned
, somewhat afraid of the consequences of his trespass . The captain reprimanded
him sternly for conduct so unworthy of the office which he filled , and desired ...
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This intelligence considerably abated the hopes of the crew ; for where they lay it
had been almost calm , and their main dependence had been upon the effect of
an easterly wind in clearing the bay . There was but one alternative ; either to ...
This intelligence considerably abated the hopes of the crew ; for where they lay it
had been almost calm , and their main dependence had been upon the effect of
an easterly wind in clearing the bay . There was but one alternative ; either to ...
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Yet in this state , still suffering from the fatal effect of a West Indian climate , as if ,
it might almost be supposed , he said , to try his constitution , he was sent to the
North Seas , and kept there the whole winter . The asperity with which he ...
Yet in this state , still suffering from the fatal effect of a West Indian climate , as if ,
it might almost be supposed , he said , to try his constitution , he was sent to the
North Seas , and kept there the whole winter . The asperity with which he ...
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... when he arrived upon his station at St . Kitt ' s , he sent away all the Americans ,
not choosing to seize them before they had been well apprized that the act would
be carried into effect , lest it might seem as if a trap had been laid for them .
... when he arrived upon his station at St . Kitt ' s , he sent away all the Americans ,
not choosing to seize them before they had been well apprized that the act would
be carried into effect , lest it might seem as if a trap had been laid for them .
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Страница 280 - 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.
Страница 271 - Villeneuve was a skilful seaman ; worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.
Страница 198 - 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.
Страница 112 - 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...
Страница 279 - Hardy, some fifty minutes after he had left the cockpit, returned : and, again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly : but fourteen or fifteen at least. "That's well," cried Nelson; "but
Страница 279 - ... had left the cockpit, returned, and again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly, but fourteen or fifteen at least. " That's well," cried Nelson,
Страница 20 - I make it a rule to introduce them to all the good company I can, as they have few to look up to besides myself during the time they are at sea.
Страница 235 - ... country. He left him her portrait in enamel, calling him his dearest friend ; the most virtuous, loyal, and truly brave character he had ever known. The codicil containing this bequest concluded with these words : " God bless him, and shame fall on those who do not say amen.
Страница 125 - ... a tri-coloured flag and staff in the lion's mouth. He was created Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe, with a pension of ^2000 for his own life, and those of his two immediate successors.
Страница 117 - The two first ships of the French line had been dismasted within a quarter of an hour after the commencement of the action, and the others had in that time suffered so severely, that victory was already certain.
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| Заглавие | The Life of Nelson Брой 6 от Harper's family library Harper's stereotype edition |
| Автор | Robert Southey |
| Издател | J. & J. Harper, 1830 |
| Оригиналът е от | Мичиганският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 14 юли 2006 |
| Брой страници | 309 страници |
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