 I am become a burthen to my friends, and useless to my Country; but by my letter wrote the 24th you will perceive my anxiety for the promotion of my son-in-law, Josiah Nisbet. When I leave your command, I become dead to the World ; I go hence, and am...  The Life of Nelson - Page 204by Robert Southey - 1813 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Baptiste Scoones - English letters - 1880 - 608 pages
...leave your command, I become dead to the World ; I go hence, and am no more seen. If from poor Bowen's loss, you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident...to give me a frigate, to convey the remains of my carcase to England. God bless you, my dear Sir, and believe me, your most obliged and faithful, HORATIO... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - English letters - 1880 - 606 pages
...World ; I go hence, and am no more seen. If from poor Bowen's loss, you think it proper to oblige mo, I rest confident you will do it ; the Boy is under...to give me a frigate, to convey the remains of my carcase to England. God bless you, my dear Sir, and believe me, your most obliged and faithful, HORATIO... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - English letters - 1880 - 644 pages
...leave your command, I become dead to the World ; I go hence, and am no more seen. If from poor Bowen's loss, you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident...the Mole of Santa Cruz. I hope you will be able to ; - ive me a frigate, to convey the remains of my carcase to England. (Jod bless you, my dear Sir,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 pages
...your command, I become dead to the world : " I go hence and am no more seen." If from poor Bowen's loss you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident...the mole of Santa Cruz. I hope you will be able to £ive me a frigate, to convey the remains of my carcass to England.' 'A left-handed admiral,' he said... | |
 | William Baptiste Scoones - English letters - 1883 - 624 pages
...leave your command, I become dead to the World ; I go hence, and am no more seen. If from poor Bowen's loss, you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident...to give me a frigate, to convey the remains of my carcase to England. God bless you, my dear Sir, and believe me, your most obliged and faithful, HORATIO... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1883 - 316 pages
...your command, I become dead to the world : ' I go hence, and am no more seen.' If from poor Bowen's loss you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident...; but he repaid me by bringing me from the mole of Sanla Cruz. I hope you will be able to give me a frigate to convey the remains of my carcass to England."... | |
 | Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1890 - 424 pages
...command, I become dead to the world : — ' I go hence, and am no more seen.' If from poor Bowen's loss you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident...you will be able to give me a frigate, to convey the 30 remains of my carcass to England." — "A left-handed admiral," he said in a subsequent letter,... | |
 | George Lathom Browne - Admirals - 1891 - 576 pages
...command I become dead to the world ; I go hence, and am no more seen. If from poor Bowen's loss you think proper to oblige me, I rest confident you will do...he repaid me by bringing me from the Mole of Santa Cru2. I hope you will be able to give me a frigate to convey the remains of my carcase to England.... | |
 | London (England). Naval exhibition - 1891 - 656 pages
...Jervis. KB, afterwards Earl of St. Vincent, and bequeathed by him to Admiral Sir William Parker. ' ' I hope you will be able to give me a frigate to convey the remains of my carcass to England." " You will excuse my scrawl, considering it is my first attempt." Lent by Sir William Parker, Bart.... | |
 | Pall Mall Gazette - Royal Naval Exhibition - 1891 - 72 pages
...of his arm. It is addressed to Sir John Jervis, afterwards Earl St. Vincent:— "I hope," he writes, "you will be able to give me a frigate to convey the remains of my carcass to England. . . . You will excuse my scrawl, considering it is my first attempt." In another letter (2331), seven... | |
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