 Hamilton therefore a legacy to my king and country, that they will give her an ample provision to maintain her rank in life. 'I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future...  The life of Nelson. Ed. by W.E. Mullins - Pagina 258door Robert Southey - 1878 - 230 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1875 - 860 pagina’s
...Thompson," to the beneficence of his country. " These," continues the document, "are the only favors I ask of my king and country at this moment, when I am going to fight their battle." This codicil his brother concealed until the parliamentary grant to himself had been completed ; and... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 pagina’s
...life. " I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson...battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear ! My relations it is needless to mention : they will, of course, be amply provided for.... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1879 - 442 pagina’s
...passed in praying over her as she lay asleep in her little bed. The singular document ended thus: " These are the only favours I ask of my king and country,...battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear! My relations it is needless to mention; they will, of course, be amply provided for."... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 pagina’s
...life. ' I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson ; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson...battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear ! My relations it is needless to mention ; they will, of course, be amply provided for.... | |
 | 1884 - 664 pagina’s
...in life. I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter Horatia Nelson Thompson. These are the only favours I ask of my King and country...this moment when I am going to fight their battle." Soon after, as he lay dying from a mortal wound, his thoughts flew back, amidst the roar of cannon,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1890 - 424 pagina’s
...life. " I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson ; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson...battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear ! My relations it is needless to mention ; they will, of course, be amply provided for.... | |
 | Sir Alfred C. Lyall - 1894 - 274 pagina’s
...Lord Nelson's last testamentary appeal on behalf of a woman ("the only favour I ask of my king and my country at this moment when I am going to fight their battle ") had been rejected and utterly disregarded. Such battles as Hastings waged had been long finished,... | |
 | John Knox Laughton - 1895 - 264 pagina’s
...life. I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson ; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson...this moment when I am going to fight their battle." The approach towards the enemy's line was necessarily slow ; at first it was not more than three knots... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 328 pagina’s
...Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only. " These are the only favors I ask of my king and country at this moment when I...battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear! My relations it is needless to mention; they will, of course, be amply provided for. NELSON... | |
 | Charles Eliot Norton, Kate Stephens, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 328 pagina’s
...life. " I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only. "These are the only favors I ask of my king and country at this moment when I am going to fight their battle. May God bless... | |
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