 French ship received her with a broadside; then instantly let down her lower-deck ports, for fear of being boarded through them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with...  Robert Southey's Life of Nelson - Pagina 284door Robert Southey - 1896 - 302 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pagina’s
...of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed musketry in liis tops ; lie had a strong dislike to the practice ; not merely...off, but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Captain Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board the Redoutable on the other side. Another... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pagina’s
...never afterwards fired a . jp'rat Run | during the action. Her tops, like tiio«ro! 4!! it, the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...off, but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Captain Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board the Redoutable on the other side. Another... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pagina’s
...them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. 'Nelson never placed...then be picked off, but which never can decide the tate of a general engagement. Capt. Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board the Redoubtable on the... | |
 | John Campbell - 1817 - 562 pagina’s
...them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...may suffer, and a commander, now and then, be picked oil', but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Redoubtable on the other side. Another... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 pagina’s
...them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...a commander now and then be picked off, but which can never decide the fate of a general engagement. 5. Captain Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board... | |
 | Englishman - 1824 - 420 pagina’s
...tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were rilled with riflemen. Nelson never placed musketry on his tops ; he had a strong dislike to the practice...a commander now and then be picked off, but which can never decide the fate of a general engagement. Often as the superiority of British courage has... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 pagina’s
...them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...a commander now and then be picked off, but which can never decide the fate of a general engagement. 5. Captain Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1828 - 302 pagina’s
...them, and never afterwards fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...off, but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Capt. Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board the Redoubtable on the other side. Another... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 pagina’s
...them, and never afterward fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...off, but which never can decide the fate of a general engagement. Capt. Harvey, in the Temeraire, fell on board the Redoubtable on the other side. Another... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1836 - 320 pagina’s
...them, and never afterward fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were filled with riflemen. Nelson never placed...not merely because it endangers setting fire to the Bails, but also because it is a murderous sort of warfare by which individuals may suffer, and a commander... | |
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