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When a mere child , he strayed a bird ' s - nesting from his grandmother ' s house
in company with a cow - boy : the dinner hour elapsed ; he was absent , and
could not be found ; and the alarm of the family became very great , for they ...
When a mere child , he strayed a bird ' s - nesting from his grandmother ' s house
in company with a cow - boy : the dinner hour elapsed ; he was absent , and
could not be found ; and the alarm of the family became very great , for they ...
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The season was far advanced , and every hour lessened the chance of
extricating themselves . Young as he was , Nelson was appointed to command
one of the boats which were sent out to explore a passage into the open water . It
was the ...
The season was far advanced , and every hour lessened the chance of
extricating themselves . Young as he was , Nelson was appointed to command
one of the boats which were sent out to explore a passage into the open water . It
was the ...
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A running fight of three hours ensued ; during which the other ships , which were
at some distance , made all speed to come ... and get the wine up for the people ,
with some bread , for it may be half an hour good before we are again in action .
A running fight of three hours ensued ; during which the other ships , which were
at some distance , made all speed to come ... and get the wine up for the people ,
with some bread , for it may be half an hour good before we are again in action .
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Upon this , Captain Sutton , of the Egmont , pulling out his watch , gave them a
quarter of an hour to deliberate upon their answer . In five minutes after the
expiration of that time , the ships , he said , would open their fire . Upon this the
very ...
Upon this , Captain Sutton , of the Egmont , pulling out his watch , gave them a
quarter of an hour to deliberate upon their answer . In five minutes after the
expiration of that time , the ships , he said , would open their fire . Upon this the
very ...
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citadel , an hour only after the British had spiked the guns , and evacuated it .
Nelson embarked at daybreak , being the last person who left the shore ; having
thus , as he said , seen the first and the last of Corsica . Provoked at the conduct
of ...
citadel , an hour only after the British had spiked the guns , and evacuated it .
Nelson embarked at daybreak , being the last person who left the shore ; having
thus , as he said , seen the first and the last of Corsica . Provoked at the conduct
of ...
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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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