 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...splinter from the bits bruising Captain HARDY'S foot, and tearing the buckle from his shoe. They both instantly stopped; and were observed by the Officers...and said: '^This is too warm work, HARDY, to last 28 long ;" and declared that " through all the battles he had been in, he had never witnessed more... | |
 | 1807 - 458 pages
...instantly stopped ; and were observed, by the officers on the deck, to survey each other with enquiring looks, each supposing the other to be wounded. His...too warm work, Hardy, to last long,' and declared through all the battles he had been in, he had never witnessed more cool courage than was displayed... | |
 | 1808 - 1142 pages
...splinter from the bits bruising captain Hardy's foot, and tearing the buckle from his shoe. They both instantly stopped ; and were observed by the officers...and said, " this is too warm work, Hardy, to last long;'1 and declared that « ' through all the battles he had been in, he had never witnessed moro... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other, each supposing the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said : « This is too warm work, Hardy, to last " long." The Victory had not yet returned a single gun : fifty of her men had been by this time killed or wounded,... | |
 | United States - 1814 - 258 pages
...foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other, each supposing the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said : " This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long." The Victory had not yet returned a single gun : fifty of her men had been by this time killed or wounded,... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1824 - 396 pages
...Both stopped, and looked anxiously at eacM> 7~ f other, each supposing the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said — " This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long." 4. The Victory had not yet returned a single gun— fifty of her men had been by this time killed or... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1825 - 404 pages
...foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other, each supposing the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said — " This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long." 4. The Victory had not yet returned a single gun — fifty of her men had been by this time killed... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other, each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said, " This is too warm •work, Hardy, to last long." The Victory had not yet returned a single gun ; fifty of her men had been by this time killed or wounded,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1836 - 480 pages
...foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other, each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said, "This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long." The Victory had not yet returned a single gun; fifty of her men had been by this time killed or wounded,... | |
 | 1843 - 332 pages
...foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other ; each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said, " This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long." The Victory had not yet returned a single gun ; fifty of her men had been by this time killed or wounded,... | |
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A few minutes afterwards a shot struck the fore-brace bits on the quarter-deck, and passed between Nelson and Hardy, a splinter from the bit tearing off Hardy's buckle, and bruising his foot. Both stopped and looked anxiously at each other ; each supposed... 
