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It is a work which may be consulted with advantage by all denominations ; as it is
written with a truly Christian spirit , and gives due credit to every sect for their
exertions and labours . The work is concise , giving a summary , or the result , of ...
It is a work which may be consulted with advantage by all denominations ; as it is
written with a truly Christian spirit , and gives due credit to every sect for their
exertions and labours . The work is concise , giving a summary , or the result , of ...
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There are aftergriefs which wound more deeply , which leave behind them scars
never to be effaced , which bruise the spirit , and sometimes break the heart : but
never do we feel so keenly the want of love , the necessity of being loved , and ...
There are aftergriefs which wound more deeply , which leave behind them scars
never to be effaced , which bruise the spirit , and sometimes break the heart : but
never do we feel so keenly the want of love , the necessity of being loved , and ...
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... left them pursuing that career in full enjoyment of health and hope , and was
returning from a country , in which all things were to him new and interesting ,
with a body broken down by sickness , and spirits which had sunk with his
strength .
... left them pursuing that career in full enjoyment of health and hope , and was
returning from a country , in which all things were to him new and interesting ,
with a body broken down by sickness , and spirits which had sunk with his
strength .
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If the animal spirits fail , they represent it as an actual temptation . The
enthusiasm of Nelson ' s nature had taken a different direction , but its essence
was the same . He knew to what the previous state of dejection was to be
attributed ; that an ...
If the animal spirits fail , they represent it as an actual temptation . The
enthusiasm of Nelson ' s nature had taken a different direction , but its essence
was the same . He knew to what the previous state of dejection was to be
attributed ; that an ...
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... to English Harbour , he encouraged all kinds of useful amusements : music ,
dancing , and cudgelling among the men ; theatricals among the officers : any
thing which could employ their attention , and keep their spirits cheerful . The
Boreas ...
... to English Harbour , he encouraged all kinds of useful amusements : music ,
dancing , and cudgelling among the men ; theatricals among the officers : any
thing which could employ their attention , and keep their spirits cheerful . The
Boreas ...
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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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