Memoir of the life of admiral sir Edward Codrington, with selections from his correspondence, ed. by lady Bourchier, Volum 1 |
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Side 5
... coming to a resolution to march up to this obtruding enemy with an im- posing front , we were relieved by the discovery that it was the stump of a burnt tree which had been brought down by the brook . Solemn as had been our previous ...
... coming to a resolution to march up to this obtruding enemy with an im- posing front , we were relieved by the discovery that it was the stump of a burnt tree which had been brought down by the brook . Solemn as had been our previous ...
Side 6
... coming up to Hicks I found I had still greater obstacles to overcome ; for he was just falling into a doze from which he was unwilling to be disen- gaged , although he knew it would be fatal ; and my repeti- tion of the words used by ...
... coming up to Hicks I found I had still greater obstacles to overcome ; for he was just falling into a doze from which he was unwilling to be disen- gaged , although he knew it would be fatal ; and my repeti- tion of the words used by ...
Side 7
... coming towards us . He , however , galloped away as suddenly ; somewhat alarmed at first , as he after- wards told us , by our very extraordinary wildness of figure and the boisterous mode of our calling after him . Upon examination we ...
... coming towards us . He , however , galloped away as suddenly ; somewhat alarmed at first , as he after- wards told us , by our very extraordinary wildness of figure and the boisterous mode of our calling after him . Upon examination we ...
Side 10
... coming on board on one side of the ship from Dartmouth at the same moment that we entered on the other from Halifax . Palmer was a strong well - set man , much more able to endure fatigue than either of us ; and his anxiety of mind must ...
... coming on board on one side of the ship from Dartmouth at the same moment that we entered on the other from Halifax . Palmer was a strong well - set man , much more able to endure fatigue than either of us ; and his anxiety of mind must ...
Side 19
... coming down to ' Queen Charlotte ; ' Sir R. Curtis exclaimed , Where the devil is that ship coming to ? ' I said , ' Make her signal , sir , to lead the fleet , for we must back the maintopsail if she comes here . ' 1 In order to ...
... coming down to ' Queen Charlotte ; ' Sir R. Curtis exclaimed , Where the devil is that ship coming to ? ' I said , ' Make her signal , sir , to lead the fleet , for we must back the maintopsail if she comes here . ' 1 In order to ...
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Admiral De Rigny Admiralty amongst anchor Areñs army arrival Asia attack August battle BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR betwixt Blake boats Cadiz Campo Verde Captain Codrington Catalonia chief coast command conduct Corfu dear dear Jane despatches doubt duty EDWARD CODRINGTON EDWD enemy England English Eroles fear feel fire fleet Flushing force French frigates Gibraltar give Government Greece Greek guns hear honour hope July Lacy land letter lieutenant Lord Cochrane Lord Nelson Lord Wellington Mataro morning Nauplia Navarin never night officers opinion Orion Pacha passed Peniscola poor port present Queen Charlotte received Rigny sail Salou sent September ships shore shot signal Sir E. C. Smyrna Spaniards Spanish squadron success Tarragona tell tion to-day told Tortosa town Treaty troops trust Turkish Turks Valencia vessels WALCHEREN EXPEDITION whilst whole wind wish wounded yesterday
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Side 186 - 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.