 drove from dear, dear Merton; where I " left all which I hold dear in this world, *' to go to serve my king and country. May " the great God, whom I adore, enable " me to fulfil the expectations of my  The life of Nelson - Page 239by Robert Southey - 1827Full view - About this book
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...to his family, the loss of such a brother ? " Friday night," writes his lordship, " at half " past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton; where " I left...adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations " of my country; and, if it is his good pleasure that " I should return, my thanks will never cease being "... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...heroism with which he was inspired: " Friday Night, \2th September. "FRIDAY night, at half past ten, drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which...adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations of my Country! and if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...these words:—" Friday night (Sept. 13), at half-past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton; where 1 left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to...adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country! and, if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...which was in waiting to convey him to Portsmouth. " Friday night," he wrote in his private journal, " I drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear, to go and serve my king and country. May the great God whom I adore enable me to fulfil the expectations... | |
 | Child rearing - 1843 - 320 pages
...at half-past ten, I drove from dear, dear Merton; where 1 left all which I hold dear in this wor}d, to go to serve my king and country. May the great...adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country! and, if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered... | |
 | H. M. Melford - 1844 - 286 pages
...in his private journal, in these words:— »Friday night, (Sep. 13.) at half-past ten, I drove 78 from dear, dear Merton ; where I left all which I...king and country. May the great God, whom I adore 79 , enable me 80 to fulfil the expectations of my country! and, if it is his good pleasure 81 that... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...fac simile copy in the possession of P. Toker, Esq.] Friday Night, 13th September. At half-past ten drove from dear dear Merton, where I left all which...my King and Country. May the Great God whom I adore • During the few days between the ~th of September and the 13th, when he left Merton for Portsmouth,... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Admirals - 1847 - 544 pages
...Merton, his friends and family ; and the following entry appears in his diary:— " At half-past ten drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which...I adore enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country; and if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered... | |
 | Literature - 1847 - 650 pages
...shall see you very soon, Ï will only say that I am as ever, my dear Davison." " At half-past ten, drove from dear, dear, Merton, where I left all which...I adore enable me to fulfil the expectations of my country ; and if it is His pood pleasure that I should return, my thanks will ncvci cease being offered... | |
 | 1847 - 202 pages
...On the evening of the 13th of September, ere he left Merton, he wrote in his diary, " Friday night, half-past ten. I drove from dear, dear Merton, where I left all which I hold dear in this world, to serve my king and my country. May the great God, whom I adore, enable me to fulfil the expectations... | |
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