 ... receive them. He was not here master of his own movements, as at Egypt; he had won the day by disobeying his orders; and in so far as he had been successful, had convicted the Commander-in-Chief of an error in judgment. " Well," said he, as he left...  The Life of Nelson - Page 142by Robert Southey - 1828Full view - About this book
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...do not really see the signal" iSouthey 1813,2: 124). After his victory he reportedly told his crew: "I have fought contrary to orders, and I shall, perhaps, be hanged. Never mind: let them!" (ibid., 138). 359: 16 "ceases ... and remains at its post" Trevelyan, p. 228. Mazzini dissented from... | |
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