Ben Brace, the last of Nelson's AgamemnonsLondon, 1840 - 419 páginas |
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action admiral Agamemnon aloft alongside amongst anchor batteries began blaze blessed boat Brace broadside cabin called captain Cawsand Cawsand Bay chap cheer child clapped Collingwood colours commanded coxswain crew Curaçoa dead deck devil enemy eyes father feel fellow fire flag fleet forecastle French Frenchman frigate gallant gave gentlemen give Gosport Greenwich grog guns hand harbour head heard heart honour Horatio Nelson Jamaica Jane Jorum jumped knew lads Lady Hamilton larboard legs lieutenant looked Lord Hood Lord Nelson lordship midshipman Mutton Cove never night old Jack poor Portsmouth round sail sailor schooner seaman seen ship shipmate shore shot signal signal-man soon squadron starboard steered stood Susan Swiftsure tack Tackle Tapes tell there's thing thought told took Toprail Toulon turned vessel Victory walked whilst wife wind wounded yarn
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Página 229 - Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain; Let me kiss off that falling tear; We only part to meet again. Change, as ye list, ye" winds; my heart shall be The faithful compass that still points to thee.
Página 89 - One hundred and ten days," said he, " I have been actually engaged, at sea and on shore, against the enemy ; three actions against ships, two against Bastia in my ship, four boat actions, and two villages taken, and twelve sail of vessels burnt. I do not know that any one has done more. I have had the comfort to be always applauded by my...
Página 232 - Let us take the Road. Hark! I hear the sound of Coaches ! The hour of Attack approaches, To your Arms, brave Boys, and load. See the Ball I hold! Let the Chymists toil like Asses, Our fire their fire surpasses, And turns all our Lead to Gold.
Página 63 - Pity! did you say? I shall live, sir, to be envied! and to that point I shall always direct my course.
Página 70 - Absent from you I feel no pleasure ; it is you who are everything to me. Without you I care not for this world ; for I have found, lately, nothing in it but vexation and trouble. These are my present sentiments. God Almighty grant they may never change ! Nor do I think they will. Indeed there is, as far as human knowledge can judge, a moral certainty that they cannot, for it must be real affection that brings us together, and not interest, or compulsion.
Página 146 - I ought not to call what has happened to the Vanguard by the cold name of accident : I believe firmly it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity. I hope it has made me a better officer, as I feel confident it has made me a better man.
Página 64 - I ever can afford it, I will return it to some part of your family. I think Herbert will be brought to give her two or three hundred a year during his life ; and if you will either give me, I will call it — I think you will do it — either one hundred a year, for a few years, or a thousand pounds, how happy you will make a couple who will pray for you for ever. Don't disappoint me, or my heart will break : trust to my honour to do a good turn for some other person if it is in my power, I can say...
Página 271 - I'll thank you, Captain Harvey, to keep in your proper station, which is astern of the
Página 164 - Genereux, is deserving of every praise his country and this court can give ; and that his conduct, with that of the officers and men under his command, reflects not only the highest honour on himself and them, but on their country at large, and the court does therefore most honourably acquit captain Thompson, &c.
Página 65 - Had they known all,' said he, ' I do not think they would have bestowed thanks in that quarter, and neglected me. I feel much hurt that, after the loss of health and risk of fortune, another should be thanked for what I did against his orders. I either deserved to be sent out of the service, or at least to have had some little notice taken of what I had done. They have thought it worthy of notice, and yet have neglected me.