How England saved Europe, the story of the great war, 1793-1815, Volume 1Smith, Elder, & Company, 1900 |
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15 WATERLOO PLACE 16 Portraits Aboukir admiral anchor ANNE BRONTË army attack Austria Bantry Bay battle betwixt blockade boat Bonaparte Bonaparte's Brest Britain British British ships broadside Cæsar captain captured carried CHARLOTTE BRONTË command Corsica courage crew Crown 8vo deck Directory Duke of York Duncan Dutch EDITION Egypt enemy enemy's energy England English Europe expedition fierce fight fire Fitchett flag flagship force fought France French fleet French line French ships frigates Full-page Illustrations genius guns Holland Hood Ireland Jervis land leeward line-of-battle line-of-battle ships Lord masts military mutiny Napoleon NAPOLEON BONAPARTE nation naval Nelson night officers Paris Pitt port prisoners quarter-deck Queen Charlotte Republic Revolution round sail sailors says seamen shot Sidney Smith siege signal soldiers Spanish fleet Spithead squadron story struggle surrendered Texel Theseus told Toulon troops Troubridge United Irishmen victory Vincent whole wind Wolfe Tone wreck wrote
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Página 361 - LONDON: SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE, SW SMITH, ELDER, & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.
Página 32 - We must not count with certainty on a continuance of our present prosperity during such an interval ; but unquestionably there never was a time in the history of this country, when, from the situation of Europe, we might more reasonably expect fifteen years of peace, than we may at the present moment.
Página 226 - ... they did their best to maintain a right discipline. They enjoined proper returns of watch, and strict obedience to command; they prohibited the introduction of spirits in the ships, and the rambling of the sailors on shore. One rule may perhaps remind the reader of the fable of the Lion's Den: "No woman shall be permitted to go on shore from any ship, but as many may come in as please.
Página 363 - We venture to think that no such remarkable and unbroken series of intimate letters between two remarkable people has ever been given to the world. . . . There is something extraordinarily touching in the gradual unfolding of the romance in which two poets play the parts of hero and heroine.— Spectator, London.
Página 181 - Much as I shall rejoice to see England, I lament our present orders in sackcloth and ashes, so dishonourable to the dignity of England, whose fleets are equal to meet the world in arms...