 Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round, saw three men raising him up. " They have done for me at last, Hardy ! " said he. " I hope not ! " cried Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my back-bone is shot through...  The Life of Nelson - Page 261by Robert Southey - 1828Full view - About this book
 | 1832 - 240 pages
...heat of action. He fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round,...last, Hardy," said he. — " I hope not," cried Hardy. — " Y«s !" he replied ; " my back bone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his... | |
 | 1843 - 332 pages
...of the action. He fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round,...as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the tiller-ropes, which had been shot away, were not replaced, and ordered that new ones should be rove... | |
 | 1843 - 758 pages
...of the action. He fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round,...as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the tiller-ropes, which had been shot away, were not replaced, and ordered that new ones should be rove... | |
 | World history - 1844 - 580 pages
...quarter-deck, he was pierced by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more than fifteen yards distant. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," said Hardy. " Yes," he replied, " my backbone is shot through." He was immediately carried below, but... | |
 | Henry Schroder - Yorkshire (England) - 1851 - 460 pages
...1305 he was pierL.ed by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more than fifteen yards distant. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," suid Hardy. " Yes," he replied, " my back-bone is shot through." He was immediately carried below.... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 416 pages
...quarterdeck, he was pierced by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more than fifteen yards distant " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," said Hardy. " Yes," he replied : " my backbone is shot through." He was immediately carried below;... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 412 pages
...quarterdeck, he was pierced by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more than fifteen yards distant. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," said Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my backbone is shot through." He was immediately carried below;... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 412 pages
...was pierced by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more t)i tú i fifteen yards distant. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," said Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my backbone is shot through." He was immediately carried below;... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1860 - 708 pages
...quarterdeck, he was pierced by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more than fifteen yards distant. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," said Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my backbone is shot through." He was immediately carried below ;... | |
 | Leeds (England) - 1860 - 806 pages
...when he was pierced by a shot from one of the French marksmen, not more than fifteen yards distant. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," said Hardy. "Yes, he replied, my back-bone is shot through." He was immediately carried below. The... | |
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