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... not every reason to hope that many will lay it down in far different mood ? " - -
Blackwood ' s Magazine . THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE : ( Nos .
IV . and V . of the Family Library . ) By J . G . LOCKHART , Esq . In 2 vols . 18mo .
... not every reason to hope that many will lay it down in far different mood ? " - -
Blackwood ' s Magazine . THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE : ( Nos .
IV . and V . of the Family Library . ) By J . G . LOCKHART , Esq . In 2 vols . 18mo .
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... and reason , and religion , overcame this grief in the old man ; and Nelson
continued at St . Omer ' s long enough to fall in love with the daughter of an
English clergyman . This second attachment appears to have been less ardent
than the ...
... and reason , and religion , overcame this grief in the old man ; and Nelson
continued at St . Omer ' s long enough to fall in love with the daughter of an
English clergyman . This second attachment appears to have been less ardent
than the ...
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avoided . He found the Latona in English Harbour , Antigua , with a broad
pennant hoisted ; and , upon inquiring the reason , was presented with a written
order from Sir R . Hughes , requiring and directing him to obey the orders of
resident ...
avoided . He found the Latona in English Harbour , Antigua , with a broad
pennant hoisted ; and , upon inquiring the reason , was presented with a written
order from Sir R . Hughes , requiring and directing him to obey the orders of
resident ...
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But the Devil , ever willing to tempt the virtuous , has made me offer , if any ships
should be sent to destroy his majesty of Morocco ' s ports , to be there ; and I have
some reason to think , that should any more come of it , my humble services will ...
But the Devil , ever willing to tempt the virtuous , has made me offer , if any ships
should be sent to destroy his majesty of Morocco ' s ports , to be there ; and I have
some reason to think , that should any more come of it , my humble services will ...
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Lord Hood , however , had certainly sufficient reasons for not interfering ; for he
ever continued his steady friend . In the winter of 1792 , when we were on the eve
of the revolutionary war , Nelson once more offered his services , earnestly ...
Lord Hood , however , had certainly sufficient reasons for not interfering ; for he
ever continued his steady friend . In the winter of 1792 , when we were on the eve
of the revolutionary war , Nelson once more offered his services , earnestly ...
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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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