 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!...  The life of ... Horatio lord viscount Nelson - Seite 488von James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Marks - 1818 - 232 Seiten
...journal of our great hero, in the following •words : " May the great God, whom I worship, grant to ray country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,...in the British fleet! For myself, individually, I commit my life to him that made me ; and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1824 - 588 Seiten
...great and glorious victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after the victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | 1832 - 602 Seiten
...immediately before his entering into the battle of Trafalgar. It was in the following terms : — " May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my country,...humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the Britixh fleet ! For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him that made me, — and may his blessing... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 Seiten
...seen that all was as it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer : " May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country,...in the British fleet! For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him that made me ; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | 1833 - 504 Seiten
...French, he was ever eager to rescue a drowning, or afford hospitality and protection to a beaten enemy. " May humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet," was part of the prayer which he composed on the morning of Trafalgar. There is indeed one stain on... | |
 | 1836 - 480 Seiten
...seen that all was as it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer : " May the great GOD, whom I worship, grant to my country,...in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to HIM that made me ; and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 Seiten
...himself to the providence of God in the following admirable prayer, which appears in his diary : " May the great God whom I worship grant to my country,...in the British fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | 1836 - 884 Seiten
...seen that all was as it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer: — " May the great GOD, whom I worship, grant to my country,...feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to HIM that made me; and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | 1837 - 558 Seiten
...whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe, a great and glorious victory. O, may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity,...in the British fleet! For myself, individually, I commit my life to him who made me ; and may his blessing light upon my endeavors for serving my country... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 Seiten
...great and glorious victory ; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity alter the victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him that, made me; and may his blessing- alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
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