 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 594 pages
...gathered of our first plans, I disapprove most exceedingly ; honour may arise from them, good cannot. I hear we are likely to anchor outside Cronenburg...our Flag waving every moment he lifted up his head. I am, &c., NELSON AND BRONTE. TO ADMIRAL SIB HYDE PARKER. [From Clarke and M'Artbur, vol. it. p. 259.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 586 pages
...gathered of our first plans, I disapprove most exceedingly ; honour may arise from them, good cannot. I hear we are likely to anchor outside Cronenburg...our Flag waving every moment he lifted up his head. I am, &c., NELSON AND BRONTE. TO ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER. [From Clarke and M'Arthur, vol. ii. p. 259.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Admirals - 1845 - 604 pages
...gathered of our first plans, I disapprove most exceedingly ; honour may arise from them, good cannot. I hear we are likely to anchor outside Cronenburg...our Flag waving every moment he lifted up his head. I am, &c., NELSON AND BRONTE. TO ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER. [From Clarke and M'Arthur, vol. ii. p. 259.... | |
 | 1847 - 202 pages
...put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would see his master's fleet in flames, and capital in ruins. But out of sight, out of mind, is an old saying. The Dane should see our flag every moment he lifted his head. Sir H. is on board sulky. Stewart tells me his treatment of me is... | |
 | Children's literature, English - 1863 - 348 pages
...war with England, or he would probably see his master's fleet in flames and his capital in ruins." " The Dane should see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head." Some one started difficulties as to having to engage the three powers united or in succession. " The... | |
 | William Massey - Great Britain - 1863 - 704 pages
...of opinion that the negotiation should have been conducted in the presence of the fleet, and that ' the Dane should see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head.' Such indeed was the construction which Nelson put upon the orders of the Admiralty;' but he was not... | |
 | William Massey - Great Britain - 1865 - 470 pages
...of opinion that the negotiation should have been conducted in the presence of the fleet, and that ' the Dane should see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head.' Such indeed was the construction which Nelson put upon the orders of the Admiralty ;* but he was not... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1878 - 306 pages
...when the next moment he would probably see his master's fleet in flames, and his capital in ruins. The Dane should see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head." (March 16th.) Mr. Vansittart left the fleet at the Scaw (March 19th), and preceded it in a frigate, with a... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1883 - 316 pages
...when the next moment he would probably see his master's fleet in flames, and his capital in ruins. The Dane should see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head." (March 16th.) Mr. Vansittart left the fleet at the Scaw (March 1o.th), and preceded it in a frigate, with... | |
 | George Lathom Browne - Admirals - 1891 - 576 pages
...twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably sec his master's fleet in flames, and his capital in ruins;...see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head."2 On the 22nd the Admiralty instructions reached Sir Hyde Parker to enter the Baltic and sei2e... | |
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I disapprove most exceedingly ; honour may arise from them, good cannot. I hear we are likely to anchor outside Cronenburg Castle, instead of Copenhagen, which would give weight to our negotiation : a Danish Minister would think twice before he would... 
