 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pagina’s
...great opportunity of doing my duty/' He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars, of the different orders...officers. It was known that there were riflemen on hoard the French ships ; and it could not be doubted but that his life would be particularly aimed... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pagina’s
...great opportunity of doing " my duty." He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars, of the different orders...known that there were riflemen on board the French hips ; and it could not be doubted but that his life would be particularly aimed at. They communicated... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pagina’s
...great " opportunity of doing my duty." He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars, of the different orders...invested. Ornaments, which rendered him so conspicuous a murk for the enemy, were beheld with ominous apprehensions by his officers. It was known that there... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1835 - 342 pagina’s
...great opportunity of doing my duty." He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars, of the different orders...communicated their fears to each other ; and the surgeon, Mr. Deatty,* spoke to the chaplain, Dr. Scott, and to Mr. Scott, the public secretary, desiring that some... | |
 | 1836 - 480 pagina’s
...great opportunity of doing my duty." He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars, of the different orders...conspicuous a mark for the enemy, were beheld with ominous apprehension by his officers. They communicated their fears to each other; and the surgeon, Mr. Beatty,... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1839 - 172 pagina’s
...the ship, Lord Nelson cast, " Oho, my old friend," quoth he, * " The Victory," Nelson's ship. {• He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat,...of the different orders with which he was invested. — Souihey't Nelsun. II need scarcely observe that according to the poetical superstition of the ancients... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1839 - 168 pagina’s
...Nelson. t " The Victory," Nelson's ship. j He wore that 'day, as usual, iiis admiral's frockcoat, bearing on the left breast four stars of the different orders with which he was invested. — Ibid, § I need scarcely observe, that, according to the poetical super stition of the ancients,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1839 - 172 pagina’s
...Nelson. t " The Victory," Nelson's ship. j He wore that day, as usual, Iiis admiral's frockcoat, bearing on the left breast four stars of the different orders with which he was invested. — fbid. § I need scarcely observe, that, according to the poetreal super stition of the ancients,... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1839 - 174 pagina’s
...he, * " The Victory," Nelson's ship. | He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars of the different orders with which he was invested.—Southey's Nelson. JI need scarcely observe that according to the poetical superstition... | |
 | John Campbell - 1841 - 604 pagina’s
...great opportunity of doing my duty." He wore that day, as usual, his admiral's frock coat, bearing on the left breast four stars, of the different orders with which he was invested. These ornaments which rendered him so conspicuous a mark for the enemy, were beheld with ominous apprehensions... | |
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I can do no more. We must trust to the great Disposer of all events, and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this great opportunity of doing my duty. 
