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The men behaved excellently well , like true British seamen : they seemed
reconciled to the 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 ...
The men behaved excellently well , like true British seamen : they seemed
reconciled to the 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 ...
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Nelson's advice was , that it should instantly be carried by assault : but Nelson
was not the commander ; and it was thought proper to observe all the formalities
of a siege . Ten days were wasted before this could be commenced : it was a
work ...
Nelson's advice was , that it should instantly be carried by assault : but Nelson
was not the commander ; and it was thought proper to observe all the formalities
of a siege . Ten days were wasted before this could be commenced : it was a
work ...
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Nelson feared she would drive on the Goodwin Sands : he ran to the beach ; but
even the Deal boatmen 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 ...
Nelson feared she would drive on the Goodwin Sands : he ran to the beach ; but
even the Deal boatmen 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 ...
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The frigate alone continued warily to pursue him ; but , as soon as he perceived
that this enemy was unsupported , he shortened sail , and hove to : upon which
the Frenchman thought it advisable to give over the pursuit , and sail in quest of ...
The frigate alone continued warily to pursue him ; but , as soon as he perceived
that this enemy was unsupported , he shortened sail , and hove to : upon which
the Frenchman thought it advisable to give over the pursuit , and sail in quest of ...
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This second attachment appears to have been less ardent than the first ; for ,
upon weighing the evils of a straitened income to a married man , he thought it
better to leave France , assigning to his friends something in his accounts as the
...
This second attachment appears to have been less ardent than the first ; for ,
upon weighing the evils of a straitened income to a married man , he thought it
better to leave France , assigning to his friends something in his accounts as the
...
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