Something must be left to chance, nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others, shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes, but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the Enemy could succour their... Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century - Page 239by Sir Edward Cust - 1862Full view - About this book
| James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...Something must be left to chance, nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others ; shot will carry away masts and yards of friends, as well as foes : but...their rear ; and then, that the British fleet would be ready to receive their twenty Sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make... | |
| Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure ui a sea-fight beyond all others ! Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I...their rear, and then 'that the British fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail t,f the line, or to pursue them, should they endeavor to make off.... | |
| James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others; shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes. But I...victory, before the van of the enemy could succour the rear: and, then, that the British fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail of the line ;... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1824 - 588 pages
...something must be loft to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I...their rear, and then that the British fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off.... | |
| William Nugent Glascock - Great Britain - 1826 - 320 pages
...enemy's ships are to be cut-off. Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a seafight, above all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards...foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before their van co aid succour the rear. The Second in command will, in all possible things, direct the movements... | |
| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...cut off. Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away the masts and yards of friends as...their rear, and then that the British fleet would be ready to receive their 20 sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off.... | |
| William Nugent Glascock - Great Britain - 1836 - 730 pages
...the immortal Nelson : — " Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight, above all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards...foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before their van could succour the rear. The second in command will, in all possible things, direct the movement... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1837 - 778 pages
...something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes; but I...their rear, and then that the British fleet would be ready to receive the 20 sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If... | |
| William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 408 pages
...fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea fight, beyond all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear... | |
| George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1844 - 928 pages
...superior to the enemy they cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight: shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear... | |
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