 ... booms, shot away. Nelson declared, that, in all his battles, he had seen nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after twelve, she opened her fire from both sides of her deck. It was not possible to break...  The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson - Page 333by Robert Southey - 1896 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...away. Nelson declared that, in all his battles, he had seen nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after...their ships. Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied, " Take your choice, Hardy ; it does not signify much." The... | |
 | Readers - 1866 - 408 pages
...away. Nelson declared that, in all his battles, he had seen nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after...their ships. Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied, " Take your choice, Hardy ; it does not signify much." The... | |
 | Book - 1867 - 662 pages
...away. Nelson declared that in all his battles he had seep nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after...sides of her deck. It was not possible to break the enemy s line without running on board one of their ships' Hardy informed him of this, and asked him... | |
 | 1869 - 506 pages
...surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At 12.4 she opened her fire from both sides of the deck. It was not possible to break the enemy's line...their ships ; Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied: "Take your choice, Hardy; it does not signify much." Being... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - English fiction - 1870 - 494 pages
...at last, vomiting out spouts of fire, and belching her winged thunder to the right and to the left. It was not possible to break the enemy's line without...running on board one of their ships; Hardy informed the admiral of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied : " Take your choice, Hardy... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 pages
...booms.11 Nelson 'declared that in all his battles he had seen nothing which 'surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after...twelve she opened her fire from both sides of her deck. BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, AND DEATH OF NELSON. on board one of their ships. Hardy informed him of this,... | |
 | Alexander Bain - English language - 1874 - 416 pages
...hold of the statement referred to. The reference of ' this ' might also be to the noun ' servitude '. 'It was not possible to break the enemy's line without...running on board one of their ships. Hardy informed Nelson of tins '. ' It ' is prospective to the infinitive phrase ' to break &c.'; 'this' is retrospective... | |
 | Sea stories - 1876 - 504 pages
...killed or wounded, and her /nain-top303 mast with all hci studding-sails and her booms, shot away. At four minutes after twelve, she opened her fire from both sides of her deck. The master was ordered to put the helm to port, and she ran on board the Redoubtable, just as her tiller... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1878 - 306 pages
...away. Nelson declared that in all his battles he had seen nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after...their ships. Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied, "Take your choice, Hardy; it does not signify much." The... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1878 - 238 pages
...declared that in all his battles he had seen nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew upon this occasion. At four minutes after twelve she opened...their ships : Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied, " Take your choice, Hardy, it does not signify much." The... | |
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