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... vessels of that descrip- tion , from Chatham to the Tower , and down the Swin Channel to the North Foreland , and acquired a confidence among rocks and sands , of which he often felt the value . Nelson had not been many months on board ...
... vessels of that descrip- tion , from Chatham to the Tower , and down the Swin Channel to the North Foreland , and acquired a confidence among rocks and sands , of which he often felt the value . Nelson had not been many months on board ...
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... vessels ; and men were sent with the lead - and - line to the northward and eastward , to sound wherever they found cracks in the ice , that they might have notice before the ice took the ground ; for , in that case , ships must ...
... vessels ; and men were sent with the lead - and - line to the northward and eastward , to sound wherever they found cracks in the ice , that they might have notice before the ice took the ground ; for , in that case , ships must ...
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... vessels made way ; and by noon they had cleared the ice , and were out at sea . The next day they anchored in Smeerenberg harbour , close to that island of which the westernmost point is called Hakluyt's Headland , in honour of the ...
... vessels made way ; and by noon they had cleared the ice , and were out at sea . The next day they anchored in Smeerenberg harbour , close to that island of which the westernmost point is called Hakluyt's Headland , in honour of the ...
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... vessels drove , and a storeship came athwart - hawse of the Albemarle . 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 ...
... vessels drove , and a storeship came athwart - hawse of the Albemarle . 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 ...
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... vessel . The man came off afterward to the Albe- marle , at the hazard of his life , with a present of sheep , poultry , and fresh provisions . A most va- luable supply it proved ; for the scurvy was raging on board : this was in the ...
... vessel . The man came off afterward to the Albe- marle , at the hazard of his life , with a present of sheep , poultry , and fresh provisions . A most va- luable supply it proved ; for the scurvy was raging on board : this was in the ...
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Page 284 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. 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 I" Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead.
Page 275 - Villeneuve was a skilful seaman ; worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.
Page 202 - A shot through the mainmast knocked the splinters about ; and he observed to one of his officers with a smile, " It is warm work ; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment : ' and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion — ' But mark you ! I would not be elsewhere for thousands.
Page 116 - The moment he perceived the position of the French, that intuitive genius with which Nelson was endowed displayed itself; and it instantly struck him, that where there was room for an enemy's ship to swing, there was room for one of ours to anchor. The plan which he intended to pursue...
Page 283 - Hardy, some fifty minutes after he had left the cockpit, returned : and, again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly : but fourteen or fifteen at least. "That's well," cried Nelson; "but
Page 283 - ... had left the cockpit, returned, and again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly, but fourteen or fifteen at least. " That's well," cried Nelson,
Page 24 - I make it a rule to introduce them to all the good company I can, as they have few to look up to besides myself during the time they are at sea.
Page 239 - ... country. He left him her portrait in enamel, calling him his dearest friend ; the most virtuous, loyal, and truly brave character he had ever known. The codicil containing this bequest concluded with these words : " God bless him, and shame fall on those who do not say amen.
Page 129 - ... a tri-coloured flag and staff in the lion's mouth. He was created Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe, with a pension of ^2000 for his own life, and those of his two immediate successors.
Page 121 - The two first ships of the French line had been dismasted within a quarter of an hour after the commencement of the action, and the others had in that time suffered so severely, that victory was already certain.