 | William Hone - 1859 - 880 pages
...achieved upon the seas : and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...living, to watch the combined squadrons of the enemy, \s> felt ourselves as secure as now, when they were no longer in existence. — There was reason to... | |
 | Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 pages
...achieved upon the seas ; and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of nature he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age.... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...achieved upon the seas ; and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of nature he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age.... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...upon Nelson ere they died. . . . There was reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that, in the course of nature, he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age. Yet he cannot be said to have fallen prematurely, whose work was done; nor ought... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...achieved upon the seas; and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of nature he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age.... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...achieved upon the seas ; and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of nature he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age.... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pages
...achieved upon the seas ; and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of nature he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age.... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared to add 134 HOUSES ETC. IN THE MIDDLE AGES. to our security or strength; for, while Nelson was...reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of nature he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age.... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...achieved upon the seas : and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...secure as now when they were no longer in existence. The most triumphant death is that of the martyr; the most awful, that of the martyred patriot ; the... | |
 | Readers - 1866 - 408 pages
...achieved upon the seas : and the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...secure as now when they were no longer in existence. The most triumphant death is that of the martyr; the most awful, that of the martyred patriot ; the... | |
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Nelson's surpassing genius, that it scarcely seemed to receive any addition from the most signal victory that ever was achieved upon the seas. And the destruction of this mighty fleet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated,... 
