| Laura Valentine - 1869 - 638 pagina’s
...Prince that he ought to be an admiral. " My lord," replied the unfortunate but chivalrous Dane, "ill were to make all my brave officers admirals, I should have no captains or lieutenants in my service." A mot worthy of being numbered amongst the best in history. Never Indeed had the valour of Denmark... | |
| Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 pagina’s
...youth, told the prince, that he ought to be made an admiral. The prince replied : " If, my lord, I am to make all my brave officers admirals, I should have no captains or lieutenants in my service." The symipathy of the Danes for their countrymen who had bled in their defence, was not weakened by... | |
| Robert Southey - 1878 - 306 pagina’s
...youth, told the Prince that he ought to be made an Admiral. The Prince replied : " If, my Lord, I am to make all my brave officers Admirals, I should have no Captains or Lieutenants in my service."5 The sympathy of the Danes for their countrymen who had bled in their defence, was not weakened... | |
| Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 pagina’s
...youth, told the prince that he ought to be made an admiral. The prince replied : ' If, my lord, I am to make all my brave officers admirals, I should have no captains or lieutenants in my service.' The sympathy of the Danes for their countrymen who had bled in their defence was not weakened by distance... | |
| Paul Christian Sinding - 1882 - 502 pagina’s
...told the prince, that Villemoes ought to be made an admiral. The prince replied : ' If, my Lord, I am to make all my brave officers admirals, I should have no captains or lieutenants in my service.' " After a continued fight of five hours the Danish fleet was almost altogether destroyed, but Nelson... | |
| Robert Southey - 1883 - 316 pagina’s
...youth, told the Prince that he ought to be made an Admiral. The Prince replied : " If, my Lord, I am to make all my brave officers Admirals, I should have no Captains or Lieutenants in my service."5 The sympathy of the Danes for their countrymen who had bled in their defence, was not weakened... | |
| Charles Wilkins - 1884 - 606 pagina’s
...described as having performed wonders during the battle by attacking the E ephant immediately under the lower guns. It proved to be the gallant young Welmoes...in my service.' This heroic youth had volunteered for the command of a praam, which is a sort of raft, carrying six small cannon, and manned by twenty-four... | |
| Charles Wilkins - 1884 - 612 pagina’s
...attacking the E ephant immediately under the lower guns. It proved to be the gallant young Welmoes—a stripling of seventeen. The British hero embraced...in my service.' This heroic youth had volunteered for the command of a praam, which is a sort of raft, carrying six small cannon, and manned by twenty-four... | |
| Robert Southey - 1890 - 424 pagina’s
...the prince that he ought to be made an admiral. The prince replied : " If, my lord, I am to make 10 all my brave officers admirals, I should have no captains or lieutenants in my service." The sympathy of the Danes for their countrymen, who had bled in their defence, was not weakened by... | |
| Robert Southey - 1892 - 428 pagina’s
...the prince that he ought to be made an admiral. The prince replied : " If, my lord, I am to make 10 all my brave officers admirals, I should have no captains or lieutenants in my service." The sympathy of the Danes for their countrymen, who had bled in their defence, was not weakened by... | |
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