 | John Chambers - 1829 - 698 páginas
...sustained, and at his impaired state of health. " May it please your majesty," replied the admiral, " I can never think that a loss, which the performance...stand on, I will combat for my king and country." In a work of this kind, our articles of biography must be brief; and where we have nothing new to record,... | |
 | John Chambers - 1829 - 530 páginas
...sustained, and at his impaired state of health. " May it please your majesty," replied the admiral, " I can never think that a loss, which the performance...stand on, I will combat for my king and country." In a work of this kind, our articles of biography must be brief; and where we have nothing new to record,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 páginas
...hand," replied Sir Horatio, " as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry to you ; and besides, may it please your majesty, I can, never think that...stand on, I will combat for my king and country." His majesty appeared deeply affected by this energetic answer ; and, on the 19th of December, Nelson... | |
 | 1838 - 120 páginas
...right hand," replied Nelson, " as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry to you ; and, besides, may it please your Majesty, I can never think that...occasioned, and so long as I have a foot to stand on, it will combat for my King and country. Early in the year 1798, Sir Horatio Nelson hoisted his flag... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1840 - 442 páginas
...my right hand" replied Sir Horatio, "as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry. And besides, may it please your Majesty, I can never think that...a foot to stand on, I will combat for my king and my country !" They now gave him a pension of 1000l. a year; and I copied out the memorial which it... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1840 - 446 páginas
..." as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry. And besides, may it please your Majesty, I c&n never think that a loss which the performance of my...a foot to stand on, I will combat for my king and my country !" They now gave him a pension of 1000l. a year; and I copied out the memorial which it... | |
 | John Campbell - 1841 - 604 páginas
...On this the gallant and undaunted tar replied, with all that enthusiasm peculiar to his character, " I can never think that a loss which the performance...stand on, I will combat for my king and country." 480 LOBD NELSON. As it was proposed at this period to confer a pension of .£1000 per annum, upon him,... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 528 páginas
...might deprive the country of his future services. "May it please your majesty," replied the admiral, " I can never think that a loss, which the performance...stand on, I will combat for my king and country." Among other marks of national gratitude, it was intended to bestow a pension of l,000i. a-year on him,... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 708 páginas
...right arm, " but not my right hand, as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry ; and, besides, may it please your Majesty, I can never think that...which the performance of my duty has occasioned.'' Mr. Twiss tells us that the King, after acknowledging his services, added, "But your country has a... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 710 páginas
...right arm, " but not my right hand, as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry ; and, besides, may it please your Majesty, I can never think that...which the performance of my duty has occasioned." Mr. Twiss tells us that the King, after acknowledging his services, added, " But your country has a... | |
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I can never think that a loss, which the performance of my duty has occasioned ; and so long as I have a foot to stand on, I will combat for my king and country. 
