 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
 | Laura Valentine - 1871 - 432 pages
...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,...as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the tiller-ropes, which had been shot away, were not yet replaced, and ordered that new ones should be... | |
 | 1872 - 692 pages
...spared from destruction. He fell upon his face on the deck, having received a mortal wound. Captain Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round,..."Yes," he replied, "my backbone is shot through." Being certain that no human care could do him good, he insisted that the surgeon should leave him,... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 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 yet 'replaced, and ordered that new ones should be... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - Oral reading - 1874 - 336 pages
...of action.14 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,...were carrying him down the ladder, that the tiller ropes,16 which had been shot away, were not yet replaced, and ordered that new ones should lie rove16... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1874 - 286 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,...presence of mind, he observed, as they were carrying Mm down the ladder, that the tiller-ropes, which had been shot away, were not yet replaced, and ordered... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - Readers - 1875 - 348 pages
...action. He fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Captain Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round,...Yes," he replied, " my backbone is shot through." 2. Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence of mind, he observed, as they were carrying him... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 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,...I hope not ! " cried Hardy. "Yes," he replied; "my back bone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence of mind, he observed,... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1879 - 238 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,...as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the tiller-ropes which had been shot away were not yet replaced, and ordered that new ones should be rove... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 582 pages
...of action, lie fell upon his face, on the «pot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round...mind, he observed, as they were carrying him down, that the tiller-ropes, which had been «hot away, were not yet replaced, and ordered that new ones... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...heat of action. Ho fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. ntered the monasteries, burned their invaluable libraries,...broached every cask which they found there, pouring out that the tiller-ropes, which had been shot away, were not yet replaced, and ordered that new ones should... | |
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