 | John George Edgar - Death - 1884 - 492 pages
...extraordinary length ; making altogether so remarkable a figure," continues the prince, " that I have never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. But his address and conversation were irresistibly pleasing ; and when he spoke on professional subjects,... | |
 | Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1890 - 424 pages
...; making, altogether, so remarkable a figure, " that," says the duke, " I had never seen any thing like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. But his address and conversation were irresistibly 20 pleasing ; and when he spoke on professional... | |
 | John Knox Laughton - 1895 - 264 pages
...general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could...enthusiasm when speaking on professional subjects that showed he was no common being. Nelson after this went with us to the West Indies, and served under... | |
 | John Knox Laughton - Admirals - 1896 - 442 pages
...general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice, for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could...imagine who he was nor what he came about. My doubts, however, were removed when Lord Hood introduced me to him. There was something irresistibly pleasing... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1896 - 354 pages
...Hessian tail of extraordinary length; making altogether so remarkable a figure, " that," says the duke, " I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. But his address and conversation were irresistibly pleasing; and when he spoke on professional subjects,... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1897 - 572 pages
...general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could...enthusiasm, when speaking on professional subjects, that showed he was no common being." The Countess of Minto, in her Life of Lord Minto, speaks of Nelson's... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1896 - 378 pages
...tail of extraordinary length ; making, altogether, so remarkable a figure, ' that,' says the Duke, ' I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. But his address and conversation were irresistibly pleasing ; and when he spoke on professional subjects,... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Biography & Autobiography - 1897 - 564 pages
...general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came alxiut. My doubts were, however, removed when Lord Hood introduced me to him. There was something irresistibly... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1899 - 894 pages
...general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could...and conversation; and an enthusiasm, when speaking oa professional subjects, that showed he was no common being." The Countess of Miuto, in her Life of... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1899 - 896 pages
...his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seea anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he...enthusiasm, when speaking on professional subjects, that showed he was no common being." The Countess of Minto, in her Life of Lord Minto, speaks of Nelson's... | |
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I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. My doubts were, however, removed when Lord Hood introduced me to him. There was something irresistibly pleasing in his address and conversation ; and an... 
