 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 σελίδες
...how admirably are his feelings expressed in his letters to the lady ! In one of them he says : — " I have received a letter from Mr. Herbert, in answer...conjugal happiness, real love and esteem, is I trust what Correspondence with Mrs. Nisbet. you believe I possess in the strongest degree towards you. I think... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1844 - 590 σελίδες
...a letter from Mr. Herbert, in answer to 11 Her Aunt, apparently the wife of the President of Nevis. that which I left at Nevis for him. My greatest wish...although he may not be so rich as some others, provided bis character and situation in life render such an union eligible. I declare solemnly, that did I not... | |
 | 1845 - 970 σελίδες
...religion to your aid ; and it will convince you that her condition in this world was such as to ensure everlasting happiness in that which is to come. I...and esteem, is, I trust, what you believe I possess towards you. I think Mr. Herbert loves you too well not to let you marry the man of your choice, although... | |
 | 1845 - 732 σελίδες
...that which is to come. 1 have received a letter from Mr. Herbert, in answer to that which I left al Nevis for him. My greatest wish is to be united to...and esteem, is, I trust, what you believe I possess towards you. I think Mr. Herbert loves you too well not to let you marry the man of your choice, although... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1897 - 564 σελίδες
...for dunht, in the mind of Lady Hamilton or of the world, that he was entirely faithful to her. tion of all conjugal happiness, real love and esteem, is,...what you believe I possess in the strongest degree toward you." Fifteen months later, and but a short time before their wedding, he says again : " His... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1899 - 918 σελίδες
...in tone. "My greatest wish," he writes in the first of his letters to her that has been preserved, " is to be united to you ; and the foundation of all...what you believe I possess in the strongest degree toward you." Fifteen months later, and but a short time before their wedding, he says again : " His... | |
 | Esther Meynell - 1907 - 526 σελίδες
...significant. The first letter he wrote her after their engagement is typical : " My greatest wish," he said, " is to be united to you ; and the foundation of all...believe I possess in the strongest degree towards you." He is contented, but certainly not rapturous, and he harps unduly on " esteem " as the only foundation... | |
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I have received a letter from Mr. Herbert, in answer to that which I left at Nevis for him. My greatest wish is to be united to you ; and the foundation of all conjugal happiness, real love, and esteem, is, I trust, what you believe I possess in the strongest... 