The Life of NelsonJohn Murray, 1831 - 352 страници |
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... France would willingly have formed itself into a separate republic , under the protection of England . But good principles had been at that time perilously abused by ignorant and profligate men ; and , in its fear and hatred of ...
... France would willingly have formed itself into a separate republic , under the protection of England . But good principles had been at that time perilously abused by ignorant and profligate men ; and , in its fear and hatred of ...
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... France - but he negotiated with the people of Toulon , to take possession provisionally of their port and city ; which , fatally for themselves , was done . Before the British fleet entered , Nelson was sent with dispatches to Sir ...
... France - but he negotiated with the people of Toulon , to take possession provisionally of their port and city ; which , fatally for themselves , was done . Before the British fleet entered , Nelson was sent with dispatches to Sir ...
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... France . Nelson repre- sented to him the atrocity of that government . Such arguments were of little avail in Barbary : and when the dey was told that the French had put their sovereign to death , he drily replied , that Nothing could ...
... France . Nelson repre- sented to him the atrocity of that government . Such arguments were of little avail in Barbary : and when the dey was told that the French had put their sovereign to death , he drily replied , that Nothing could ...
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... France had not in- terfered , upon its wicked and detestable principle of usurpation , Corsica might , at this day , have been as free , and flourishing , and happy a com- monwealth as any of the Grecian states in the days of their ...
... France had not in- terfered , upon its wicked and detestable principle of usurpation , Corsica might , at this day , have been as free , and flourishing , and happy a com- monwealth as any of the Grecian states in the days of their ...
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... France purchased the sovereignty of Corsica from the Genoese for forty millions of livres ; as if the Ge- noese had been entitled to sell it ; as if any bar- gain and sale could justify one country in taking possession of another ...
... France purchased the sovereignty of Corsica from the Genoese for forty millions of livres ; as if the Ge- noese had been entitled to sell it ; as if any bar- gain and sale could justify one country in taking possession of another ...
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action admiral admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle boats brave British fleet Ça Ira Cadiz called Capt captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope hundred island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Malta Mediterranean ment Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan Nelson never night occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Hamilton soon Spaniards Spanish spirit squadron station struck suffered taken thing thought thousand tion took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded