Lives of the British admirals, and naval history of Great Britain, chiefly abridged from the work of J. Campbell1841 |
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... lost had been newly built for William , who had been made Duke of Normandy by his father , and was a generous and popular prince , it is reasonable to infer that it would be one of the first class . During the reign of Stephen , which ...
... lost had been newly built for William , who had been made Duke of Normandy by his father , and was a generous and popular prince , it is reasonable to infer that it would be one of the first class . During the reign of Stephen , which ...
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... lost . The ship , which carried Berengaria , daughter to the king of Navarre , and who was contracted to king Richard , was very near perishing , by being denied admittance into one of the ports of that island , by Isaac , king of ...
... lost . The ship , which carried Berengaria , daughter to the king of Navarre , and who was contracted to king Richard , was very near perishing , by being denied admittance into one of the ports of that island , by Isaac , king of ...
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... lost sight of : for we find , that in the celebrated fight between the Shannon and the Chesapeake , during the last American war , the Americans had a quantity of lime on board , for this very purpose . Through the long and unhappy ...
... lost sight of : for we find , that in the celebrated fight between the Shannon and the Chesapeake , during the last American war , the Americans had a quantity of lime on board , for this very purpose . Through the long and unhappy ...
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... lost the Edward and the Christopher , two of the largest , yet the other three escaped , notwithstanding the superiority of the enemy . The mariners of the Cinque - ports also , taking advantage of a thick fog , manned all their small ...
... lost the Edward and the Christopher , two of the largest , yet the other three escaped , notwithstanding the superiority of the enemy . The mariners of the Cinque - ports also , taking advantage of a thick fog , manned all their small ...
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... lost about four thousand men ; and amongst them , the following knights : Sir Thomas Monthermer , Sir Thomas Latimer , Sir John Boteler , and Sir Thomas Poinings . On the whole , it appears to have been a very hard fought battle ; and ...
... lost about four thousand men ; and amongst them , the following knights : Sir Thomas Monthermer , Sir Thomas Latimer , Sir John Boteler , and Sir Thomas Poinings . On the whole , it appears to have been a very hard fought battle ; and ...
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Страница 494 - By this time all feeling below the breast was gone, and Nelson having made the surgeon ascertain this, said to him, " You know I am gone. I know it. I feel something rising in my breast " — putting his hand on his left side —
Страница 493 - Redoubtable, supposing that she had struck because her great guns were silent; for as she carried no flag there was no means of instantly ascertaining the fact. From this ship, which he had thus twice spared, he received his death. A ball fired from her...
Страница 490 - 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 495 - Death was, indeed, rapidly approaching. He said to the chaplain, " 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." His articulation now became difficult ; but he was distinctly heard to say, " Thank God, I have done my duty !" These words he repeatedly pronounced ; and they were the last words which he uttered.
Страница 495 - 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.
Страница 493 - 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 119 - Here die I, Richard Greenville, with a joyful and quiet mind : for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honour. My soul willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the lasting fame of having behaved as every valiant soldier is in his duty bound to do.
Страница 490 - That officer answered that considering the handsome way in which battle was offered by the enemy, their apparent determination for a fair trial of strength, and the situation of the land, he thought it would be a glorious result if fourteen were captured. He replied: "I shall not be satisfied with less than twenty.
Страница 494 - Captain 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,
Страница 490 - Ornaments which rendered him so conspicuous a mark for the enemy, were beheld with ominous apprehensions by his officers. It was known that there were riflemen on board the French ships; and it could not be doubted but that his life would be particularly aimed at. They communicated their fears to each other; and the surgeon, Mr.