 It is warm work ; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment ; " — and then stopping short at the gangway, added with emotion — " But mark you ! I would not be elsewhere for thousands.  Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, K.B. - Pagina 136door Joseph ALLEN (of Greenwich Hospital.) - 1853 - 247 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 456 pagina’s
...during tlie whole action, walking the starboard side of the quarter deck; sometimes much animated, at others heroically fine in his observations. A shot...smile, ' it is warm work, and this day may be the List to any of us at a moment;' and then stopping short at the gang-way, he used an expression never... | |
 | 1810 - 492 pagina’s
...through the main mast knocked some splinters about him, "it is warm work" said he to these near him '' and this day may be the last to any of us, at a moment." Then stopping at the gangway he said with emotion, " But mark you I -would not be elsewhere for thousands."... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 pagina’s
...through the main-mast knocked a few splinters about the admiral. " It is warm work," he observed, " and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment." " But mark you," said he, stopping short at the gangway, " I would not be elsewhere for thousands."... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 748 pagina’s
...fine in his observations. A shot through the mainmast knocked a few splinters about him; he observed with a smile, It is warm work, and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment; and then added, with emotion, but mark you, I would not be elsewhere for thousands. When the signal, No. 3g,... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pagina’s
...mainmast knocked a few splinters about him; he observed with a smile, It is irarm work, and this day menI be the last to any of us at a moment ; and then added, with emotion, but mark you, I u-ould not be elsewhere for thousands. When the signal, No. 39,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pagina’s
...quarter-deck. A shot through the mainmast knocked the splinters about ; and he observed to one of his officers, with a smile : " It is warm work ; and " this day may be the last to any of us et at a moment :" — and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion — " But mark you... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pagina’s
...quarter-deck. A shot through the mainmast knocked the splinters about ; and he observed to one of his officers with a smile, " It is warm work ; " and this day may...moment :" — and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion — " But mark you ! I would not be else" where for thousands." About this time... | |
 | 1814 - 760 pagina’s
...main-mast knocked the splinters about ; and he observed to one of his officers, with a smile: *' Jt is warm work; and this day may be the last to any...moment :"— and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion — " But mark you ! I would not be elsewhere for thousands." About this time the... | |
 | H. R. Duff - 1815 - 572 pagina’s
...contrast them with Nelson's conduct during the hottest fire at Copenhagen ; —when he exclaimed, " It is warm work ; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment ; but, mark you ! I would not be elsewhere for thousands." James was equally careful of himself when... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pagina’s
...through the main-mast knocked a few splinters about the Admiral : " It is warm work," he observed, " and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you," said he, stopping short at the gangway, " I would not be elsewhere for thousands." Just... | |
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