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... land pilots , who were farther than they had ever been before , and considered that the season was far advancing , were alarmed at being thus beset . The next day there was not the smallest opening the 20 [ 1773 . LIFE OF NELSON .
... land pilots , who were farther than they had ever been before , and considered that the season was far advancing , were alarmed at being thus beset . The next day there was not the smallest opening the 20 [ 1773 . LIFE OF NELSON .
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... land ; for Genoa had now called in the French to their assist- ance , and a price had been set upon his head . His dreams of royalty were now at an end : he took refuge in London , contracted debts , and was thrown into the King's Bench ...
... land ; for Genoa had now called in the French to their assist- ance , and a price had been set upon his head . His dreams of royalty were now at an end : he took refuge in London , contracted debts , and was thrown into the King's Bench ...
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... land . This promise he was unable to perform : and Commodore Linzee , who , in reliance upon it , was sent upon this service , was repulsed with some loss . Lord Hood , who had now been compelled to evacuate Toulon , suspected Paoli of ...
... land . This promise he was unable to perform : and Commodore Linzee , who , in reliance upon it , was sent upon this service , was repulsed with some loss . Lord Hood , who had now been compelled to evacuate Toulon , suspected Paoli of ...
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... land - forces , a plan for the reduction of this place : the general declined co - operating , think- ing the attempt impracticable , without a reinforce- ment of two thousand men , which he expected from Gibraltar . Upon this Lord Hood ...
... land - forces , a plan for the reduction of this place : the general declined co - operating , think- ing the attempt impracticable , without a reinforce- ment of two thousand men , which he expected from Gibraltar . Upon this Lord Hood ...
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... land , near St. Tropez . The wind fell , and prevented Lord Hood from getting between them and the shore , as he designed : boats came out from Antibes and other places , to their assist- ance , and towed them within the shoals in ...
... land , near St. Tropez . The wind fell , and prevented Lord Hood from getting between them and the shore , as he designed : boats came out from Antibes and other places , to their assist- ance , and towed them within the shoals in ...
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Страница 299 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to him...
Страница 308 - you can do nothing for me." — All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the victory...
Страница 307 - Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round, saw three men raising him up. " They have done for me at last, Hardy ! " said he. " I hope not ! " cried Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my back-bone is shot through...
Страница 309 - And then, in a stronger voice, he said, "Anchor, Hardy — anchor." Hardy, upon this, hinted that Admiral Collingwood would take upon himself the direction of affairs. " Not while I live, Hardy," said the dying Nelson, ineffectually endeavouring to raise himself from the bed :
Страница 308 - Hardy ; and as that officer, though often sent for, could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried : " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? he must be killed ! he is surely dead...
Страница 228 - 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.
Страница 302 - Blackwood made answer that he thought the whole fleet seemed very clearly to understand what they were about. 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,"...
Страница 267 - 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.