 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
 | William Freke Williams - 1864 - 786 Seiten
...of the left breast its four weather-tarnished orders, he wrote the following prayer : — " May God grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe...feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually I commit my life to Him who made me ; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | Charles Kegan Paul - 1864 - 232 Seiten
...great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after victoiy 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... | |
 | 1865 - 1136 Seiten
...for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it ; and may humanity, after victory, be the...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... | |
 | Arthur Bailey Thompson - 1865 - 748 Seiten
...for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the...in the British fleet ! For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing light on my endeavours for serving my country... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - 1866 - 552 Seiten
...present a more sublime and touching instance of love for one's country and disregard for one's self. " 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... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 Seiten
...seen that all was as it should be, Xelson 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... | |
 | 1866 - 408 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... | |
 | 1884 - 492 Seiten
...was wrote by the great captain in the solitude of his cabin, with the enemy ten miles a-starboard : "May the great God. whom I worship, grant to my country,...victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet 1 For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me ; and may ilia blessing alight on my... | |
 | Book - 1867 - 662 Seiten
...and wrote the following prayer : — " May the great God whom / worship grant to my country, and Jor the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious...humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the Britteh fleet ! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me ; and may Hit blessing... | |
 | Charles Clement Cotterill - 1868 - 380 Seiten
...craven spirit at the fear of danger. But let his prayer speak, as he himself wrote it down : — ' 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... | |
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