 It is upon record, that a battle between two armies was once broken off by an earthquake : — such an event would be felt like a miracle ; but no incident in war, produced by human means, has ever equalled the sublimity of this co-instantaneous pause,...  Life of Nelson - Page 237by Robert Southey - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...ever equalled the sublimity of this co-instantaneous pause, and all its circumstances. About seventy of the Orient's crew were saved by the English boats....the many hundreds who perished were the Commodore, Casa Biancu, and his son, a braye bpy. only ten years old. They were seen floating on a shattered mast... | |
 | Englishman - 1824 - 420 pages
...ever equalled the sublimity of this co-instantaneous pause, and all its circumstances. About seventy of the Orient's crew were saved by the English boats....the many hundreds who perished were the Commodore, Casa Bianca, and his son, a brave boy only ten years old. They were seen floating on a shattered mast... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...ever equalled the sublimity of this co-instantaneous pause, and all its circumstances. About seventy of the Orient's crew were saved by the English boats....money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which were scattered by the explosion, excited for... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 416 pages
...accepted. [Among the many bundreds who perished on board "The Orient," were the commodore CMS Bianca, and his son, a brave boy, only ten years old. They were seen floating on a shattered raasi, when the ship blow-up. ] THIRTEEN summers scarce he numbered, When, with thirst for glory fired,... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...yards, falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been exploded. " About seventy of the Orient's crew were saved by the English boats....money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which were scattered by the explosion, excited for... | |
 | Great Britain - 1836 - 480 pages
...yards, falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been exploded. " About seventy of the Orient's crew were saved by the English boats....money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The masses of burning wreck, which were scattered by the explosion, excited for... | |
 | Child rearing - 1843 - 320 pages
...the English .boats. Among-the many-hundreds who perished, were the commodore, Casa-Bianca, and nis son, a brave boy, only ten years old. They were seen floating on a shattered mast when the fihip blew up. She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of £600,000 sterling. The... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...means, has ever equalled the sublimity of this coinstantaneous pause, and all its circumstances. Bianco, and his son, a brave boy only ten years old. They...money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of six hundred thousand pounds sterling. The masses of burning wreck which were scattered by the explosion,... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1847 - 422 pages
...French admiral, Brueys, was dead. Among the many hundreds who perished was the Commodore Casa Bianca and his son, a brave boy, only ten years old. They...floating on a shattered mast when the ship blew up. The dreadful shock stayed the fury of battle : for full ten minutes not a gun was fired on either side.... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1851 - 414 pages
...French admiral, Brueys, was dead. Among the many hundreds who perished was the Commodore Casa Bianca and his son, a brave boy, only ten years old. They...floating on a shattered mast when the ship blew up. The dreadful shock stayed the fury of battle : for full ten minutes not a gun was fired on either side.... | |
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