 | Anthologies - 1879 - 760 pages
...achieved upon the seas : and the destruction of this mighty tieet, by which all the maritime schemes of France were totally frustrated, hardly appeared...combined squadrons of the enemy, we felt ourselves secure as now, when they were no longer in existence. * * * * The most triumphant death is that of... | |
 | New national reading books - 1880 - 200 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. 14. There was reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body, that in the course of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 824 pages
...nnd the destruction of this niijrhty fleet, by which oil the maritime schemes of France were tota'ly frustrated, hardly appeared to add to our security...for, while Nelson was living to watch the combined pquadroiu of the enemy, we felt ourselves ns secure as now, when they were no longer in existence.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1881 - 348 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...of nature, he might have attained, like his father, to a good old age. Yet he Inspiration of a Great Example. 307 cannot be said to have fallen prematurely,... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1882 - 442 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... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 328 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...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1883 - 242 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...upon opening the body that in the course of nature he ni'ght have attained, like his father, to a good old age. Yet he cannot be said to have fallen prematurely... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1883 - 316 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. Yet he cannot be said to have fallen prematurely whose work was done ; nor ought he to be lamented,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 328 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. ON THE DEATH OF NELSON. 5. There was reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening his body,... | |
 | Arthur Howard Galton - English prose literature - 1888 - 368 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...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... | |
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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,... 
