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" The height of glory to which your professional judgment, united with a proper degree of bravery, guarded by Providence, has raised you, few sons, my dear child, attain to, and fewer fathers live to see. Tears of joy have involuntarily trickled down my... "
The life of Nelson revised and illustrated, by the Old Sailor - Page 162
by Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 80 pages
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Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Volume 4

Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...me in preserving you amid the imminent perils which so lately threatened your life at every moment. The height of glory to which your professional judgment,...raised you, few sons, my dear child, attain to, and few fathers live to see. Tears of joy have involuntarily tricklei; down my furrowed cheek. Who couid...
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The British review and London critical journal

1813 - 574 pages
...every corner with such handsome words, that I was obliged to retire from the public eye. The height «f glory to which your professional judgment, united...of joy have involuntarily trickled down my furrowed cheeks : who could stand the force of such general congratulation ? The name and services of Nelson...
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Peerage of England. ...

Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pages
...Moralist has observed, that even bliss can rise but to a certain pitch, and this has been verified in me. The height of glory to which your professional judgment,...furrowed cheek. Who could stand the force of such general congratulation? The name and services of Nelson have sounded throughout the city of Bath, from the...
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Contains the earls from the accession of George III

Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 748 pages
...Moralist has observed, that even bliss can rise but to a certain pitch, and this has been verified in me. The height of glory to which your professional judgment,...furrowed cheek. Who could stand the force of such general congratulation? The name and services of Nelson have sounded throughout the city of Bath, from the...
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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 5

English literature - 1813 - 580 pages
...met me at every corner with such handsome words, that I was obliged to retire from the public eye. The height of glory to which your professional judgment,...of joy have involuntarily trickled down my furrowed cheeks : who could stand the force of such general congratulation ? The name and services of Nelson...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 1

Robert Southey - 1813 - 276 pages
...public eye. The " height of glory to which your profes" sional judgement, united with a proper de" gree of bravery, guarded by Providence, " has raised you,...joy have involuntarily trickled " down my furrowed cheeks : Who could " stand the force of such general congratu" lation ? The name and services of JSelson...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 1

Robert Southey - Admirals - 1813 - 278 pages
...your profes« sional judgment, united with a proper de" gree of bravery, guarded by Providence, " lias raised you, few sons, my dear child, " attain to,...joy have involuntarily trickled " down my furrowed cheeks : Who could <• stand the force of such general congratu" latiou ? The name and services of...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 42

1813 - 734 pages
...words, that I was obliged to retire from the public eye. The height of glory to which your profeffional judgment, united with a proper degree of bravery, guarded by Providence, has raifcd you, few fotis, my dear chiJd, attain to, and fewer fathers live to fee. Tears of joy have -inToluntarily...
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The Life of Nelson, Volume 1

Robert Southey - Admirals - 1814 - 292 pages
...obliged to " retire from the public eye. The height " of glory to which your professional judg" ment, united with a proper degree of " bravery, guarded...Providence, has " raised you, few sons, my dear child at" tain to, and fewer fathers live to see. M Tears of joy have involuntarily trickled " dowa my farrowed...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 6

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...lately threatened your life at every moment. The height of glory to which your professional judgement, united with a proper degree of bravery guarded by...furrowed cheek. Who could stand the force of such general congratulation ? The name and services of Nelson have sounded throughout the city of Bath, from the...
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