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Side 7
... and honourable that they should tell me so at once and let me shift for myself . At last they discontent- edly rose from the snow , and still querulously complaining of the force of my expressions , they again put themselves.
... and honourable that they should tell me so at once and let me shift for myself . At last they discontent- edly rose from the snow , and still querulously complaining of the force of my expressions , they again put themselves.
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 .
Side 28
... tell you that the fog is now so thick that we can- not see anything beyond our own ship ; ' adding , ' and God knows whether we are standing into our own fleet or that of the enemy . ' I can never forget the contrast of Lord Howe's ...
... tell you that the fog is now so thick that we can- not see anything beyond our own ship ; ' adding , ' and God knows whether we are standing into our own fleet or that of the enemy . ' I can never forget the contrast of Lord Howe's ...
Side 33
... tell you we were not cowards , and this is the reason : our captain ( Mackenzie ) is about the stupidest man possible . Having been signal midshipman with Lord Howe , I took the opportunity of saying , " Captain Mackenzie , you have not ...
... tell you we were not cowards , and this is the reason : our captain ( Mackenzie ) is about the stupidest man possible . Having been signal midshipman with Lord Howe , I took the opportunity of saying , " Captain Mackenzie , you have not ...
Side 42
... tell us , except by accidental or stolen information . • August 21 . In sight of Cape Ortegal . The ' Naiad ' joined us yester- day , and told us of her having been chased by a French fleet of twenty - six sail of the line and ten ...
... tell us , except by accidental or stolen information . • August 21 . In sight of Cape Ortegal . The ' Naiad ' joined us yester- day , and told us of her having been chased by a French fleet of twenty - six sail of the line and ten ...
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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.