The Life of Nelson, Volume 2John Murray, 1813 |
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... fears , and joy at a ca- tastrophe so far exceeding all that they had dared to hope for . Their admiration for the hero necessarily produced a degree of pro- portionate gratitude and affection ; and when their barge came alongside the ...
... fears , and joy at a ca- tastrophe so far exceeding all that they had dared to hope for . Their admiration for the hero necessarily produced a degree of pro- portionate gratitude and affection ; and when their barge came alongside the ...
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... fears and weakness and treachery of its council , agreed at last to join this new coalition with a numerical force of 80,000 men . Nelson told the king , in plain terms , that he had his choice , either to advance , trusting to God for ...
... fears and weakness and treachery of its council , agreed at last to join this new coalition with a numerical force of 80,000 men . Nelson told the king , in plain terms , that he had his choice , either to advance , trusting to God for ...
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... fears . Nelson told him , that if he permitted the many hundred French who were then in the mole to remain neutral , till they had a fair opportunity of being active , they had one sure resource , if all other schemes failed , which was ...
... fears . Nelson told him , that if he permitted the many hundred French who were then in the mole to remain neutral , till they had a fair opportunity of being active , they had one sure resource , if all other schemes failed , which was ...
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... fears were soon verified . " The Nea- " politan officers , " said Nelson , " did not " lose much honour , for God knows they " had not much to lose ; -but they lost all " they had . " General St. Philip com-- manded the right wing , of ...
... fears were soon verified . " The Nea- " politan officers , " said Nelson , " did not " lose much honour , for God knows they " had not much to lose ; -but they lost all " they had . " General St. Philip com-- manded the right wing , of ...
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... fear even for Sicily . " Oh , my dear sir ! " said he , writing to Commodore Duckworth , " one thousand English troops would save Messina - and I fear General Stuart cannot give me " men to save this most important island ! ” But his ...
... fear even for Sicily . " Oh , my dear sir ! " said he , writing to Commodore Duckworth , " one thousand English troops would save Messina - and I fear General Stuart cannot give me " men to save this most important island ! ” But his ...
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Page 269 - Kiss me, Hardy," said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said, " Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty." Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead. " Who is that ?" said Nelson, and being informed, he replied, "God bless you, Hardy.
Page 267 - I feel something rising in my breast," putting his hand on his left side, "which tells me so.
Page 237 - ... with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength ; and, therefore, they loved him as truly and as fervently as he loved England.
Page 262 - ... boarded through them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed musketry in his tops; he had a strong dislike to the practice, not merely because it endangers setting fire to the sails, but also because it is a murderous sort of warfare, by which individuals may suffer, and a commander, now and then, be picked off, but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Captain Harvey,...
Page 191 - 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.
Page 244 - We can, my dear Coll, have no little jealousies. We have only one great object in view, that of annihilating our enemies, and getting a glorious peace for our country. No man has more confidence in another than I have in you; and no man will render your services more justice than your very old friend Nelson and Bronte.
Page 253 - 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," said Lord Nelson,
Page 104 - Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British Officer. On your decision depends, whether our Country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or whether she shall rear her head higher than ever...
Page 269 - Doctor, I have not been a great sinner:" and after a short pause, "Remember that I leave Lady Hamilton and my daughter Horatia as a legacy to my country.
Page 250 - Hamilton therefore a legacy to my king and country, that they will give her an ample provision to maintain her rank in life. 'I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only. 'These are the only favours I ask of my king and country, at this moment when I am going to fight their battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear! My relations it is needless to mention: they will,...