Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British Officer. On your decision depends, whether our Country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or... The Life of Nelson - Page 104by Robert Southey - 1813Full view - About this book
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...ships. — Here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour, of England, more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...whether she shall rear her head higher than ever. Again I do repeat, never did our country depend so much upon the success of any fleet as on this. How best... | |
| sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1835 - 830 pages
...safety, certainly all the honour of England, more intrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of a British officer. On your decision depends whether...country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or rear her head higher than ever." — See SOUTHEY, ii. 98, 99. Cronenberg and city of Elsinore rise... | |
| Child rearing - 1843 - 320 pages
...ships. — Here you are, with almost the safety^ certainly with the honour, of Englandj more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British officer. On your decision Depends whether ourcountry shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or whether she shall rear her head higher than... | |
| Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 586 pages
...Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...success of any Fleet as on this. How best to honour our Country and abate the pride of her Enemies, by defeating their schemes, must be the subject of... | |
| Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 594 pages
...Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...success of any Fleet as on this. How best to honour our Country and abate the pride of her Enemies, by defeating their schemes, must be the subject of... | |
| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Admirals - 1845 - 604 pages
...Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...success of any Fleet as on this. How best to honour our Country and abate the pride of her Enemies, by defeating their schemes, must be the subject of... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - Great Britain - 1846 - 500 pages
...Here you are (said Nelson) with almost the safety, certainly with the honor of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British officer : on your decision it depends, whether our country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or whether she shall rear... | |
| 1847 - 202 pages
...degree. Therefore, here you are, with almost the safety, certainly the honour, of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...success of any fleet as on this. How best to honour our country and abate the pride of our enemies, by defeating their schemes, must be the subject of... | |
| Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 710 pages
...; therefore, here you are, with almost the safety, certainly the honour of England, more entrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...never did our country depend so much on the success or defeat of any fleet as on this. How best to honour our country and abate the pride of her enemies... | |
| Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 708 pages
...degree; therefore, here you are, with almost the safety, certainly the honour of England, more entrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of any British...never did our country depend so much on the success or defeat of any fleet as on this. How best to honour our country and abate the pride of her enemies... | |
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