 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
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1879 - 708 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,...said he. — " I hope not," cried Hardy. — " Yes 1 " he replied ; " my back-bone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence... | |
 | Maurice Paterson - 1880 - 392 pages
...of action. He fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. 4. 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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 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... | |
 | Thomas J. Livesey - 1881 - 248 pages
...action. He fell upon his face on the spot that was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Hardy, l who was a few steps from him, turning round, saw three...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... | |
 | English history - 1881 - 888 pages
...fell upon his face, on ti? spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. Hardy, who was ^ few steps from him, turning round, saw three men raising...last, Hardy !" said he. " I hope not !" cried Hardy. " Yea !" he replied, " my backbone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence... | |
 | Alexander Falconer Murison - 1882 - 448 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,...raising him up. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," sa:d he. — " I hope not," cried Hardy. — " Yes ! " he replied ; " my back -bone is shot through."... | |
 | Granville series - 1882 - 330 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, saw three men raising him up. 3. " They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " I hope not," cried Hardy. "Yes," he replied,... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 328 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... | |
 | Ward Marcus and co, ltd - 1883 - 264 pages
...action. He fell upon his face, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. 2. " Hardy, who was a few steps from him, turning round,...done for me at last, Hardy,' said he. ' I hope not,' crated Hardy. ' Yes,' he replied, ' my back-bone is shot through.' Yet even now, not for a moment losing... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1884 - 234 pages
...of action. 3. 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,..." They have done for me at last, Hardy," said he. " 1 hope not," cried Hardy. " Yes," he replied ; " my backbone is shot through." 4. Yet even now, not... | |
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