Episodes from Southey's Life of NelsonMacmillan Company, 1907 - 83 Seiten |
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... sail in close order , and it covered less space than it would have done if the frigates had been with him : the weather also was con- stantly hazy . These circumstances prevented the English from discovering the enemy on the way to ...
... sail in close order , and it covered less space than it would have done if the frigates had been with him : the weather also was con- stantly hazy . These circumstances prevented the English from discovering the enemy on the way to ...
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... sail ; Nelson had 20 directed his ships to hoist four lights horizontally at the mizen peak , as soon as it became ... sails being loose , and the way in which her head was , it was probable she might be an English ship . It was the ...
... sail ; Nelson had 20 directed his ships to hoist four lights horizontally at the mizen peak , as soon as it became ... sails being loose , and the way in which her head was , it was probable she might be an English ship . It was the ...
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... sail of the line nine were taken and two burnt of the four frigates one was sunk , another , the Artemise , was burnt in a villanous manner by her captain , M. Estandlet , who having 10 fired a broadside at the Theseus , struck his ...
... sail of the line nine were taken and two burnt of the four frigates one was sunk , another , the Artemise , was burnt in a villanous manner by her captain , M. Estandlet , who having 10 fired a broadside at the Theseus , struck his ...
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... sail out of the bay unmolested , endeavoured to persuade themselves that they were in possession of the place of battle . But it was in vain thus to attempt , against their own secret and certain conviction , to deceive themselves : and ...
... sail out of the bay unmolested , endeavoured to persuade themselves that they were in possession of the place of battle . But it was in vain thus to attempt , against their own secret and certain conviction , to deceive themselves : and ...
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... sails to the flag of Denmark . The whole force consisted of fifty - one 10 sail of various descriptions ; of which sixteen were of the line . The greater part of the bomb and gun vessels took their stations off Cronenburgh Castle , to ...
... sails to the flag of Denmark . The whole force consisted of fifty - one 10 sail of various descriptions ; of which sixteen were of the line . The greater part of the bomb and gun vessels took their stations off Cronenburgh Castle , to ...
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action admiral ahead anchor attack Baltic battle of Trafalgar bear Bellerophon Bellona Blackwood boat bows brave British fleet broadside Brueys Bucentaure Cadiz Capt captain Captain Mahan cockpit Collingwood command Copenhagen courage crew Crown Batteries Danes danger Danish death deck defence Denmark displayed Elsineur endeavoured enemy enemy's line engaged England English fear fell fire flag four ships French line frigates Guerrier guns Hardy honour Horatio hour hundred killed or wounded Lady Hamilton larboard leading ship lee line line of battle Lord Nelson main-mast mast Minotaur minutes never Nile officers ordered passed perceived Peuple Souverain poop port quarter received Redoutable replied Riou ropes sail sailors Santissima Trinidad sent shoal shore shot side signal silence Sir Hyde soon Southey spirit squadron starboard station stern struck Suckling suffered Swiftsure tack Téméraire thought took Toulon Trafalgar Trekroner twenty Tycho Brahe vessels victory Villeneuve weather whole wind
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Seite 54 - 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.
Seite 66 - Nelson now desired to be turned upon his right side, and said: "I wish I had not left the deck; for I shall soon be gone." 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.
Seite 65 - 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.
Seite 65 - 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) 'which tells me so.
Seite 62 - ... 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...
Seite 74 - Ye are brothers! ye are men! And we conquer but to save ; So peace instead of death let us bring; But yield, proud foe, thy fleet, With the crews, at England's feet, And make submission meet To our king.
Seite 74 - Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane To our cheering sent us back; Their shots along the deep slowly boom: Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shattered sail; Or in conflagration pale Light the gloom.
Seite 65 - ... 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,
Seite 63 - ... handkerchief, and covered his face and his stars. Had he but concealed these badges of honour from the enemy, England perhaps would not have had cause to receive with sorrow the news of the battle of Trafalgar. The cock-pit was crowded with wounded and dying men, over whose bodies he was with some difficulty conveyed, and laid upon a pallet in the midshipmen's berth.
Seite 65 - 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 I bargained for twenty.