Something must be left to chance, nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others, shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes, but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the Enemy could succour their... Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century - Pagina 239door Sir Edward Cust - 1862Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 pagina’s
...Something must be left to chance, nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others ; shot will carry away masts and yards of friends, as well as foes : but...their rear ; and then, that the British fleet would be ready to receive their twenty Sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make... | |
| Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pagina’s
...Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure ui a sea-fight beyond all others ! Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I...their rear, and then 'that the British fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail t,f the line, or to pursue them, should they endeavor to make off.... | |
| James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pagina’s
...Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others; shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes. But I...victory, before the van of the enemy could succour the rear: and, then, that the British fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail of the line ;... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - 1824 - 588 pagina’s
...something must be loft to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I...their rear, and then that the British fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off.... | |
| William Nugent Glascock - 1826 - 320 pagina’s
...enemy's ships are to be cut-off. Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a seafight, above all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards...foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before their van co aid succour the rear. The Second in command will, in all possible things, direct the movements... | |
| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pagina’s
...cut off. Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away the masts and yards of friends as...their rear, and then that the British fleet would be ready to receive their 20 sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off.... | |
| William Nugent Glascock - 1836 - 730 pagina’s
...the immortal Nelson : — " Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight, above all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards...foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before their van could succour the rear. The second in command will, in all possible things, direct the movement... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 pagina’s
...something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes; but I...their rear, and then that the British fleet would be ready to receive the 20 sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If... | |
| William James - 1837 - 408 pagina’s
...fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea fight, beyond all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear... | |
| George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 928 pagina’s
...superior to the enemy they cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight: shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear... | |
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