 my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in : but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect....  The Life of Nelson - Pagina 179door Robert Southey - 1900 - 383 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pagina’s
...gentlemen they were, what great hearts they had ! ' We can, my dear Coll,' writes Nelson to him, ' have no little jealousies ; we have only one great object in view, — that of meeting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country.' At Trafalgar, when the Royal Sovereign... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 866 pagina’s
...Nelson wrote, " We can, my dear Coll, have no little jealousies ; we have only one object in view. No man has more confidence in another than I have...services more justice than your very old friend." With a sure instinct, each of the heroes was thinking of the other as the great battle began. " Iiook... | |
 | 1869 - 506 pagina’s
...the very uncertain position the enemy might be found in: "We can, my dear Coll.," said his lordship, "have no little jealousies. We have only one great...more justice than your very old friend — NELSON & BKONTE." In his plan of attack ho summed up with these emphatic words : "No captain can do very wrong... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...What gentlemen they were, what great hearts they had ! "We can, my dear Coll," writes Nelson to him, "have no little jealousies ; we have only one great object in view, — that of meeting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country." At Trafalgar, when the " Royal Sovereign... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pagina’s
...gentlemen they were, what great hearts they had ! " We can, my dear Coll," writes Nelson to him, " have no little jealousies ; we have only one great object in view, — that of meeting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country." At Trafalgar, when the " Royal Sovereign... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...What gentlemen they were, what great hearts they had ! "We can, my dear Coll," writes Nelson to him, "have no little jealousies ; we have only one great object in view, — that of meeting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country." At Trafalgar, when the " Royal Sovereign... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pagina’s
...gentlemen they were, what great hearts they had ! " We can, my dear Coll," writes Nelson to him, " have no little jealousies; we have only one great object in view, — that of meeting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country." At Trafalgar, when the " Royal Sovereign... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1870 - 494 pagina’s
...captain's judgment in carrying out his intentions. " My dear Coll," he said, in his hearty way, " we can have no little jealousies. We have only one great...your services more justice than your very old friend, NKLSON AND BRONTE." The order of attack was grand in its simplicity. The true sea- warrior instinct... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pagina’s
...gentlemen they were, what great hearts they had ! " We can, my dear Coll," writes Nelson to him, " have no little jealousies ; we have only one great object in view, — that of meeting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country." At Trafalgar, when the " Royal Sovereign... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 610 pagina’s
...gentlemen they Vere, what great hearts they had ! " We can, my dear Coll," writes Kelson to him, " have no little jealousies ; we have only one great object in view, — that of mceting the enemy, and getting a glorious peace for our country." At Trafalgar, when the " Royal Sovereign... | |
| |
