The Life of NelsonRivingtons, 1883 - 280 страници |
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... 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 his consorts ...
... 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 his consorts ...
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... continued at St. Omer's long enough to fall in love with the daughter of an English clergyman . This second attachment appears to have been less ardent than the first ; for , upon weighing the evils of a straitened income to a married ...
... continued at St. Omer's long enough to fall in love with the daughter of an English clergyman . This second attachment appears to have been less ardent than the first ; for , upon weighing the evils of a straitened income to a married ...
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... continued his steady friend . In the winter of 1792 , when we were on the eve of the revolutionary war , Nelson once more offered his services , earnestly requested a ship , and added , that if their lord- ships should be pleased to ...
... continued his steady friend . In the winter of 1792 , when we were on the eve of the revolutionary war , Nelson once more offered his services , earnestly requested a ship , and added , that if their lord- ships should be pleased to ...
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... man to her , who could not boast of being very handsome ; but such a man as he believed would one day astonish the world . " I have never before , ” he continued , 46 Introduced to Lady Hamilton . [ 1793 " entertained.
... man to her , who could not boast of being very handsome ; but such a man as he believed would one day astonish the world . " I have never before , ” he continued , 46 Introduced to Lady Hamilton . [ 1793 " entertained.
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... continued longest , and was the heaviest . These petty tyrants ruled with an iron rod ; and when at any time a patriot rose to resist their oppressions , if they failed to subdue him by force , they resorted to assassina- tion . At the ...
... continued longest , and was the heaviest . These petty tyrants ruled with an iron rod ; and when at any time a patriot rose to resist their oppressions , if they failed to subdue him by force , they resorted to assassina- tion . At the ...
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