One hundred and ten days," said he, " I have been actually engaged, at sea and on shore, against the enemy ; three actions against ships, two against Bastia in my ship, four boat actions, and two villages taken, and twelve sail of vessels burnt. I do... The life of Nelson revised and illustrated, by the Old Sailor - Page 97by Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...even appear in the list of wounded, though he had lost an eye. " One hundred and ten days" said he, " I have been actually engaged at sea and on shore against...the enemy. Three actions against ships, two against Bastía in my own ship, four boat actions, and two villages taken, and twelve sail of vessels burnt.... | |
| Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 748 pages
...fair chance for the marines, if services in this war may be allowed a claim. One hundred and ten days I have been actually engaged, at sea and on shore,...have had the comfort to be always applauded by my commanders in chief, but never to be rewarded > and, what is more mortifying, for service in which... | |
| Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pages
...fair chance for the marines, if services in this war may be allowed a claim. Oue hundred and ten days I have been actually engaged, at sea and on shore,...have had the comfort to be always applauded by my commanders in chief, but never to be rewarded ; and, what is more mortifying, for service in which... | |
| English literature - 1813 - 580 pages
...feelings on these occasions were vented in the following expressions : — " One hundred and ten days I have been actually engaged at sea . and on shore...have had the comfort to be always applauded by my, commander in chief, but never to be rewarded: and what is more mortifying, for services in which I... | |
| Robert Southey - 1813 - 276 pages
...against the " enemy; three actions against ships, two " against Bastia in my ship, four boat ac'' tions, and two villages taken, and twelve " sail of vessels...applauded by my " commander-in-chief, but never to be re" warded : and, what is more mortifying, for " services in which I have been wounded, " others have... | |
| Robert Southey - 1813 - 276 pages
...the day, not in Lord Hood. Nelson felt himself neglected. " One hundred and ten " days," said he, " I have been actually *' engaged, at sea and on shore,...ships, two •" against Bastia in my ship, four boat ac" tions, and two villages taken, and twelve " sail of vessels burnt. I do not know that " any one... | |
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1814 - 292 pages
...the day, not in Lord Hood. Nelson felt himself neglected. " One hundred " and ten days," said he, " I have been " actually engaged, at sea and on shore,...has done more. I " have had the comfort to be always apu plauded by my commander-in-chief, but " never to be rewarded : and, what is more " mortifying,... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...appear in the list of ;the wounded, though he had lost an eye. " One hundred and ten days," said he, " I have been actually engaged at sea and on shore against...three actions against ships, two against Bastia in my own ship, four boat-actions, and two villages taken, and twelve sail of vessels burnt. I do not know,... | |
| Anecdotes - 1826 - 372 pages
...appear in the list of wounded, although he had lost an eye. " One hundred and ten days," said he, " I have been actually engaged at sea and on shore against...three actions against ships, two against Bastia in my own ship, four boat actions, two villages taken, and twelve sail of vessels burnt. I do not know that... | |
| Robert Southey - 1827 - 284 pages
...the day, not in Lord Hood. Nelson felt himself neglected. " One hundred " and ten days," said he, " I have been " actually engaged, at sea and on shore,...burnt. I do not " know that any one has done more. 1 " have had the comfort to be always ap" plauded by my commander-in-chief, but " never to be rewarded... | |
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