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... of their cruises the Lowestoffe cap- tured an American letter - of - marque : it was blowing a gale , and a heavy sea running . The first lieute- nant being ordered to board the prize , went below 1777. ] 27 LIFE OF NELSON .
... of their cruises the Lowestoffe cap- tured an American letter - of - marque : it was blowing a gale , and a heavy sea running . The first lieute- nant being ordered to board the prize , went below 1777. ] 27 LIFE OF NELSON .
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nant being ordered to board the prize , went below to put on his hanger . It happened to be mislaid ; and , while he was seeking it , Captain Locker came on deck . Perceiving the boat still alongside , and in danger every moment of ...
nant being ordered to board the prize , went below to put on his hanger . It happened to be mislaid ; and , while he was seeking it , Captain Locker came on deck . Perceiving the boat still alongside , and in danger every moment of ...
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... orders , Nelson's services were to terminate ; but not a man in the expedition had ever been up the river , or knew the distance of any fortification from its mouth : and he , not being one who would turn back when so much was to be ...
... orders , Nelson's services were to terminate ; but not a man in the expedition had ever been up the river , or knew the distance of any fortification from its mouth : and he , not being one who would turn back when so much was to be ...
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... ordered his hammock to be slung under some trees , being excessively fatigued , and was sleeping when a monitory lizard passed across his face . The In- dians happily observed the reptile , and , knowing what 32 [ 1781 . LIFE OF NELSON .
... ordered his hammock to be slung under some trees , being excessively fatigued , and was sleeping when a monitory lizard passed across his face . The In- dians happily observed the reptile , and , knowing what 32 [ 1781 . LIFE OF NELSON .
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... have engendered pestilence : and when , at last , orders were given to erect a convenient hospi- tak , the contagion had become so general , that there were none who could work at it ; for , 1781. ] 33 LIFE OF NELSON .
... have engendered pestilence : and when , at last , orders were given to erect a convenient hospi- tak , the contagion had become so general , that there were none who could work at it ; for , 1781. ] 33 LIFE OF NELSON .
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Страница 299 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to him...
Страница 308 - you can do nothing for me." — All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the victory...
Страница 307 - Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round, saw three men raising him up. " They have done for me at last, Hardy ! " said he. " I hope not ! " cried Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my back-bone is shot through...
Страница 309 - And then, in a stronger voice, he said, "Anchor, Hardy — anchor." Hardy, upon this, hinted that Admiral Collingwood would take upon himself the direction of affairs. " Not while I live, Hardy," said the dying Nelson, ineffectually endeavouring to raise himself from the bed :
Страница 308 - Hardy ; and as that officer, though often sent for, could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried : " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? he must be killed ! he is surely dead...
Страница 228 - 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 302 - Blackwood made answer that he thought the whole fleet seemed very clearly to understand what they were about. These words were scarcely spoken before that signal was made, which will be remembered as long as the language, or even the memory, of England shall endure — Nelson's last signal: — "England expects every man to do his duty!" It was received throughout the fleet with a shout of answering acclamation, made sublime by the spirit which it breathed and the feeling which it expressed. "Now,"...
Страница 267 - I beg to inform your lordship, that the port of Toulon has never been blockaded by me : quite the reverse. Every opportunity has been offered the enemy to put to sea : for it is there that we hope to realize the hopes and expectations of our country.