Memoir of the life of admiral sir Edward Codrington, ed. and abridged by lady Bourchier |
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sir Edward Codrington Jane Barbara lady Bourchier. TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF AN HONOURED FATHER FROM A LOVING AND GRATEFUL DAUGHTER . PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . Ir has been considered.
sir Edward Codrington Jane Barbara lady Bourchier. TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF AN HONOURED FATHER FROM A LOVING AND GRATEFUL DAUGHTER . PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . Ir has been considered.
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... considered advisable to publish this abridg- ment of the Memoir of SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON in order to make more accessible to general readers the record of a life the stirring incidents of which cannot fail to be attractive to the young ...
... considered advisable to publish this abridg- ment of the Memoir of SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON in order to make more accessible to general readers the record of a life the stirring incidents of which cannot fail to be attractive to the young ...
Side 20
... and seamanship tell in the encounter ; and he considered that a good English fleet in high order and discipline would , under those circumstances 1794 IN SEARCH OF THE FRENCH FLEET . 21 of 20 1794 MEMOIR OF SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON .
... and seamanship tell in the encounter ; and he considered that a good English fleet in high order and discipline would , under those circumstances 1794 IN SEARCH OF THE FRENCH FLEET . 21 of 20 1794 MEMOIR OF SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON .
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... considered the best evidence of his chief's nerve and courage , was not his readiness to engage the enemy , but his cool determination in omitting to do so in the evening of the 29th , thereby running the risk of letting him escape , in ...
... considered the best evidence of his chief's nerve and courage , was not his readiness to engage the enemy , but his cool determination in omitting to do so in the evening of the 29th , thereby running the risk of letting him escape , in ...
Side 36
... considered as having the rank of comman- der ' ; was removed from thence to the ' Comet , ' fireship , to accompany Lord Howe in an expected battle with the French fleet , in October , 1794 ; and thence made post - captain into ' La ...
... considered as having the rank of comman- der ' ; was removed from thence to the ' Comet , ' fireship , to accompany Lord Howe in an expected battle with the French fleet , in October , 1794 ; and thence made post - captain into ' La ...
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Side 148 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.