 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pagina’s
...orders — even to a court-martial, to enquire whe" ther the object justified the measure — yet, to say " that an officer is never, for any object,...alter his " orders, is what I cannot comprehend. The circum" stances of this war so often vary, that an officer " has almost every moment to consider —... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pagina’s
...col« lect would then be of little use against " the strongest place in Europe. — To say « tbat an officer is never, for any object, to " alter his orders, is what I cannot compre" hend. The circumstances of this war so " often vary, that an officer has almost every " moment... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pagina’s
...the force we can col" lect would then be of little use against " the strongest place in Europe. — To say " that an officer is never, for any object, to " alter his orders, is what I cannot compre" hend. The circumstances of this war so " often vary, that an officer has almost every " moment... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1828 - 302 pagina’s
...say " that an officer is never, for any object, to " alter his orders, is what I cannot compre" hend. The circumstances of this war so " often vary, that an officer has almost ever)• " moment to consider, what would my su" periors direct, did they know what is " passing under... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 pagina’s
...all the force we can collect would then be of little use against the strongest place in Europe. — To say that an officer is never, for any object, to...did they know what is passing under my nose. But, sir," said he, writing to the Duke of Clarence, " I find few think as I do. To obey orders is all perfection.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pagina’s
...to orders — even to a court-martial, to inquire whether the object justified the measure — yet, to say that an officer is never, for any object, to alter his orders, is what I cannot comNelson's Sentiments concerning Obedience to Orders. prehend. The circumstances of this war so often... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1836 - 320 pagina’s
...all the force we can collect would then be of little use against the strongest place in Europe. — To say that an officer is never, for any object, to alter hia orders, is what 1 cannot comprehend. The circumstances of this war so often vary, that an officer... | |
 | 1843 - 320 pagina’s
...—all the force we can collect would then be of little use against the strongest place in Europe. — To say that an .officer is never, for any object,...did they know what is passing under my nose. But, sir," said he, writing to the Duke of Clarence, " I find few think as I do. To obey orders is all perfection.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1845 - 604 pagina’s
...obedience to orders — even to a Court-Martial to inquire whether the object justified the measure — yet to say that an Officer is never, for any object, to...direct, did they know what is passing under my nose ? The great object of the war is — Down, down with the French ! To accomplish this, every nerve,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 586 pagina’s
...obedience to orders — even to a Court-Martial to inquire whether the object justified the measure — yet to say that an Officer is never, for any object, to...direct, did they know what is passing under my nose ? The great object of the war is — Down, down with the French ! To accomplish this, every nerve,... | |
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To say that an officer is never, for any object, to alter his orders, is what I cannot comprehend. The circumstances of this war so often vary, that an officer has almost every moment to consider, What would my superiors direct did they know what is passing... 
