 Figure to yourself, on Sunday evening at sunset, a vain man walking in his cabin, with a squadron around him, who looked up to their chief to lead them to glory, and in whom their chief placed the firmest reliance that the proudest ships of equal numbers...  The Life of Nelson - Pagina 80door Robert Southey - 1900 - 383 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edward Hawke Locker - 1831 - 436 pagina’s
...Figure to yourself a vain man on Sunday evening at sun-set walking in his cabin, with a squadron about him who looked up to their chief to lead them to glory. Figure to yourself this proud conceited man when the sun rose on Monday morning, his ship dismasted,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pagina’s
...Consequences of the Tempest. as I feel it has made me a better man. I kiss with all humility the rod. Figure to yourself, on Sunday evening at sunset, a...belonging to France, would have lowered their flags, and with a very rich prize lying by him. Figure to yourself, on Monday morning when the sun rose, this... | |
 | 1838 - 120 pagina’s
...remainder of their lives. " I ought not," said the admiral, writing to his wife, " I ought not to cal what has happened to the Vanguard by the cold name...yourself, on Monday morning, when the sun rose, this proud man, his ship dismasted, his fleet dispersed, that the meanest frigate in France would have been... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1840 - 442 pagina’s
...made me a better officer, as I feel it has made me a better man : I kiss with all humility the rod. Figure to yourself, on Sunday evening at sunset, a...looked up to their chief to lead them to glory, and on whom their chief placed the firmest reliance, that the proudest ships, if equal numbers, belonging... | |
 | 1843 - 320 pagina’s
...the Vanguard by the cold name of accident: I believe firmly it was the Almighty's goodness, to cheek my consummate vanity. I hope it has made me a better...yourself, on Monday morning, when the sun rose, this proud, man, his ship dismasted, his fleet dispersed, and 'himself in such distress, that the meanest... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 602 pagina’s
...Figure to yourself a vain man, on Sunday evening at sun- set, walking in his cabin with a Squadron about him, who looked up to their Chief to lead them to glory, and in whom this Chief placed the firmest reliance, that the proudest Ships, in equal numbers, belonging to France,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 594 pagina’s
...Figure to yourself a vain man, on Sunday evening at sun- set, walking in his cabin with a Squadron about him, who looked up to their Chief to lead them to glory, and in whom this Chief placed the firmest reliance, that the proudest Ships, in equal numbers, belonging to France,... | |
 | 1847 - 202 pagina’s
...from Gibraltar a storm overtook it in the gulf of Lyons, and in a few hours "the proud squadron that looked up to their chief to lead them to glory, and in which that chief placed the firmest reliance, was dismasted, dispersed, and the vain commander in such... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 572 pagina’s
...Figure to yourself a vain man, on Sunday evening at sun-set, walking in his cabin with a squadron about him, who looked up to their chief to lead them to glory, and in whom this chief placed the firmest reliance, that the proudest ships, in equal numbers, belonging to France,... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pagina’s
...Figure to yourself a vain man, on Sunday evening, at sunset, walking in his cabin, with a squadron about him who looked up to their chief to lead them to glory, and in whom this chief placed the firmest reliance, that the proudest ships, in equal numbers, belonging to France,... | |
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