The Life and Reign of William the Fourth, Τόμος 1Fisher, Son & Company, 1857 |
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Σελίδα 25
... battle . The return of the English without having taken or destroyed a single ship , was a thing so unusual , that the people became clamorous : unfortunately , their resentment was made instrumental to factious purposes . Government ...
... battle . The return of the English without having taken or destroyed a single ship , was a thing so unusual , that the people became clamorous : unfortunately , their resentment was made instrumental to factious purposes . Government ...
Σελίδα 26
... battle ships , quitted the harbour , and entered the British channel , forming one great chain from shore to shore , sweeping all before them , and directing their course for Plymouth . The appearance of this formidable armada , the ...
... battle ships , quitted the harbour , and entered the British channel , forming one great chain from shore to shore , sweeping all before them , and directing their course for Plymouth . The appearance of this formidable armada , the ...
Σελίδα 37
... battle . Ludicrous as the following anecdote is , it may be taken as a fair exemplification of the sentiments of the entire service . When the English fleet , under a press of sail , bore away from their opponents , a boatswain's mate ...
... battle . Ludicrous as the following anecdote is , it may be taken as a fair exemplification of the sentiments of the entire service . When the English fleet , under a press of sail , bore away from their opponents , a boatswain's mate ...
Σελίδα 40
... battle was hauled down , and another thrown out for a general chase , to engage as the ships came up , by rotation , in order to prevent the enemy's retreat into their own ports . At four o'clock , the headmost ships being very near the ...
... battle was hauled down , and another thrown out for a general chase , to engage as the ships came up , by rotation , in order to prevent the enemy's retreat into their own ports . At four o'clock , the headmost ships being very near the ...
Σελίδα 48
... battle ; and , I will answer for them , will do their duty as English men - of - war , should the enemy give them an opportunity . " On the 23rd , Admiral Digby fell in with a French convoy , bound to the Mauritius , consisting of two ...
... battle ; and , I will answer for them , will do their duty as English men - of - war , should the enemy give them an opportunity . " On the 23rd , Admiral Digby fell in with a French convoy , bound to the Mauritius , consisting of two ...
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Σελίδα 263 - An act for the safety and preservation of his Majesty's person and government against treasonable and seditious practices and attempts...
Σελίδα 276 - Such a moment was not to be lost; and, confident in the skill, valour, and discipline of the officers and men I had the happiness to command, and judging that the honour of His Majesty's arms, and the circumstances of the war in these seas, required a considerable degree of enterprize, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular system...
Σελίδα 179 - tis strange : And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths : Win -us with honest trifles, to betray us In deepest consequence.
Σελίδα 286 - It has often been my pride with you to look into the Texel, and see a foe which dreaded coming out to meet us ; my pride is now humbled indeed ! my feelings are not easily expressed ! Our cup has overflowed and made us wanton.
Σελίδα 127 - Atlantic surge Pours in among the stormy Hebrides ; Who can recount what transmigrations there Are annual made ? what nations come and go ? And how the living clouds on clouds arise ? Infinite wings ! till all the plume-dark air, And rude resounding shore are one wild cry.
Σελίδα 47 - Well does Great Britain merit the empire of the sea, when the humblest stations in her navy are filled by princes of the blood...
Σελίδα 416 - Some feelings are to mortals given, With less of earth in them than heaven ; And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, It would not stain an angel's cheek, 'Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head...
Σελίδα 343 - Though I do not pretend to have the power of changing Mr. Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of my life; for I can with great truth assert that I shall, from public and private considerations, feel great regret if I shall ever find myself obliged at any time, from a sense of religious and political duty, to yield to his entreaties of retiring from his seat at the Board of Treasury.
Σελίδα 285 - The British navy has ever been the support of that liberty which has been handed down to us by our ancestors, and which, I trust, we shall maintain to the latest posterity ; and that can only be done by unanimity and obedience.