The Life of NelsonJohn Murray, 1831 - 352 страници |
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... thought of leaving the ships , and had full confidence in their officers . About noon , the ice appeared rather more open near the vessels ; and as the wind was easterly , though there was but little of it , the sails were set , and ...
... thought of leaving the ships , and had full confidence in their officers . About noon , the ice appeared rather more open near the vessels ; and as the wind was easterly , though there was but little of it , the sails were set , and ...
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... thought proper to observe all the formalities of a siege . Ten days were wasted before this could be commenced : it was a work more of fatigue than of danger ; but fatigue was more to be dreaded than the enemy ; the rains set in : and ...
... thought proper to observe all the formalities of a siege . Ten days were wasted before this could be commenced : it was a work more of fatigue than of danger ; but fatigue was more to be dreaded than the enemy ; the rains set in : and ...
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... thought it impossible to get on board , such was the violence of the storm . At length some of the most intrepid offered to make the attempt for fifteen guineas ; and to the asto- nishment and fear of all the beholders , he em- barked ...
... thought it impossible to get on board , such was the violence of the storm . At length some of the most intrepid offered to make the attempt for fifteen guineas ; and to the asto- nishment and fear of all the beholders , he em- barked ...
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... thought it advisable to give over the pursuit , and sail in quest of his consorts . At Quebec Nelson became acquainted with Alex- ander Davison ; by whose interference he was pre- vented from making what would have been called an ...
... thought it advisable to give over the pursuit , and sail in quest of his consorts . At Quebec Nelson became acquainted with Alex- ander Davison ; by whose interference he was pre- vented from making what would have been called an ...
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... first ; for , upon weighing the evils of a strait- ened income to a married man , he thought it better to leave France , assigning to his friends something in his accounts as the cause . This prevented him 34 [ 1783 . LIFE OF NELSON .
... first ; for , upon weighing the evils of a strait- ened income to a married man , he thought it better to leave France , assigning to his friends something in his accounts as the cause . This prevented him 34 [ 1783 . LIFE OF NELSON .
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