 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 at a moment : ' and then stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion —...  The Life of Nelson - Pagina 202door Robert Southey - 1830 - 309 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Southey - 1916 - 376 pagina’s
...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 at a moment:" — and then stopping short at the gang- way, added with emotion — ' ' But, mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands." About... | |
 | Lewis Worthington Smith - 1916 - 312 pagina’s
...one of his officers with a smile, ' It is warm 5 work, and this may be the last to any of us at any moment'; and then, stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion, ' But, mark you—/ would not be elsewhere for thousands.' " I must tell one more story, which has lately been made 10... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1911 - 288 pagina’s
...to one of his officers with a smile, ' It is warm work, and this may be the last to any of us at any moment ; ' and then, stopping short at the gangway, added, with emotion, ' But, mark you — / would not be elsewhere for thousands.' " I must tell one more story, which has lately been made... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1925 - 360 pagina’s
...to one of his officers with a smile, ' It is warm work, and this may be the last to any of us at any moment'; and then, stopping short at the gangway,...mark you — I would not be elsewhere for thousands' " I must tell one more story, which has lately been made familiar to us all, and that in one of the... | |
 | 1898 - 630 pagina’s
...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 at a moment ' ; and then, stopping...About this time the signal lieutenant called out that No. 39 (the signal for discontinuing the action) was thrown out by the commander-in-chitf He continued... | |
 | 1878 - 862 pagina’s
...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 at a moment ; ' and then, stopping...short at the gangway, added, with emotion, ' But, mark yon — / •would not be elsewhere for thousands? " I must tell one more story, which has lately been... | |
 | Edgar Vincent - 2003 - 654 pagina’s
...knocked a few splinters about us. He observed to me with a smile, '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, he used an expression never to be erased from my memory, and said with emotion, 'but mark you, I would... | |
 | Freeman Dyson - 2006 - 396 pagina’s
...to one of his officers with a smile, "It is warm work, and this may be the last to any of us at any moment," and then, stopping short at the gangway,..."But, mark you, I would not be elsewhere for thousands ..." The best artist is not the man who fixes his eye on posterity, but the one who loves the practice... | |
 | Noel Mostert - 2008 - 800 pagina’s
...and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment.' Then, halting his pacing at the gangway, he added with emotion, 'But mark you, I would not be elsewhere for thousands.' At this time Elephant was anchored on the bow of the Danish flagship Dannebrog, fighting her as well... | |
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