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
... never perhaps before penetrated by human beings , and sensible that without anything but our skates either for offence or for defence , we were in the power of whatever foe might assail us , our having submitted to the ' slavish yoke of ...
... never perhaps before penetrated by human beings , and sensible that without anything but our skates either for offence or for defence , we were in the power of whatever foe might assail us , our having submitted to the ' slavish yoke of ...
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... never leave them ; but that if they had resolved on resign- ing themselves without further effort , it was but honest and honourable that they should tell me so at once and let me shift for myself . At last they discontentedly rose from ...
... never leave them ; but that if they had resolved on resign- ing themselves without further effort , it was but honest and honourable that they should tell me so at once and let me shift for myself . At last they discontentedly rose from ...
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... never do duty as a mid , but should act as his aide - de - camp . The greater part of the men that entered for the Queen Charlotte ' at the Tower were taken by Lord Hood for the ships he was to command in the Mediterranean , which occa ...
... never do duty as a mid , but should act as his aide - de - camp . The greater part of the men that entered for the Queen Charlotte ' at the Tower were taken by Lord Hood for the ships he was to command in the Mediterranean , which occa ...
Side 14
... never before been in action . • • • Before the fleet was ready I was made lieutenant , and appointed to the Santa Margarita , ' Capt . Eliab Harvey ; and upon the Pegasus , Capt . Barlow , being appointed repeater to the Queen Charlotte ...
... never before been in action . • • • Before the fleet was ready I was made lieutenant , and appointed to the Santa Margarita , ' Capt . Eliab Harvey ; and upon the Pegasus , Capt . Barlow , being appointed repeater to the Queen Charlotte ...
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... never would allow praise to the ' Pegasus ; ' and on signals being repeated said , Well done " Niger , " well done " Niger . " I was near Sir R. when he said this , and said , ' Sir , the " Pegasus " has had the signal up at the ...
... never would allow praise to the ' Pegasus ; ' and on signals being repeated said , Well done " Niger , " well done " Niger . " I was near Sir R. when he said this , and said , ' Sir , the " Pegasus " has had the signal up at the ...
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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.