 Friday night (Sept. 13), at half-past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to serve my king and country. May the great God, whom I adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country! and,...  Our Great Naval Commanders - Pagina 214door Charles Duke Yonge - 1884 - 277 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pagina’s
...to his family, the loss of such a brother ? " Friday night," writes his lordship, " at half " past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton; where " I left...that " I should return, my thanks will never cease being " offered up to the throne of his mercy! If it is his " good providence, to cut short my days... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pagina’s
...heroism with which he was inspired : " Friday Night, \2th September. "FRIDAY night, at half past ten, drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which...pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of His mercy. But if it is His good providence to cut short 75 my days... | |
 | 1813 - 574 pagina’s
...fleet j and thus did the £nglish people express theirs.— " ' Friday night, (Sept. 13,) at half past ten, I drove from dear dear Merton ; where I left...pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of his mercy. If it is his good providence to cut short my days upon... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 748 pagina’s
...would befall him, he offered up, as he left Merton, the following sublime prayer to the God of battles: May the Great God, whom I adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country; and if it be his good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pagina’s
...was expressed, in his private journal, in these words: "Friday night, (Sept. IS.) '• at half past ten, I drove from dear, dear " Merton ; where I left...that I should return, " my thanks will never cease being offered " up to the throne of his mercy. If it is his •' good providence to cut short my days... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pagina’s
...people express theirs.— . " ' Friday night, (Sept. 13() at half past tea, I drove from dear tlear Merton ; where I left all which I hold dear in this...pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of his mercy. If it is his good providence to cut short my days upon... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pagina’s
...father. The state of his feelings now was expressed, in his private journal, in these words : — " Friday " night, (Sept. 13.) at half-past ten, I "...adore, enable " me to fulfil the expectations of my coun" try ! and, if it is his good pleasure that I " should return, my thanks will never " cease being... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 pagina’s
...these words : — " Friday night (Sept. 13), at half-past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton; where 1 left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to...pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of His mercy. If it is His good providence to cut short my days upon... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1835 - 342 pagina’s
...these words : — " Friday night (Sept. 13), at half-past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merlon; where 1 left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to...pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of His mercy. If it is His good providence to cut short my days upon... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pagina’s
...his private journal, " I drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear, to go and serve my king and country. May the great God whom...pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of His mercy. If it is His good providence to cut short my days on earth,... | |
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