 I had to surmount, and the little interest I possessed. I could discover no means of reaching the object of my ambition. After a long and gloomy reverie, in which I almost wished myself overboard, a sudden glow of patriotism was kindled within me, and...  The Life of Nelson - Page 32by Robert Southey - 1813 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
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...kindled \ยป ithin me, and presented my king and country as my patrons. * Well then/ I exclaimed, ' I-will be a hero, and, confiding in Providence I will brave every danger.' From that hour, as he often declared to Captain Hardy, a radiant orb was suspended before his mind's... | |
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