 Cronenburg Castle, instead of Copenhagen, which would give weight to our negotiation. A Danish minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his master's fleet in flames, and his...  Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century - Page 80by Sir Edward Cust - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...put his name " to war with England, when the next " moment he would probably see his mas-• ter's fleet in flames, and his capital in -• ruins. The Dane should see our flag " every moment he lifted up his head." Mr. Vansittart left the fleet at the Scaw, and preceded it in... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...Danish minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his master's fleet in flames,...his capital in ruins. The Dane should see our flag every moment he lifted up his head." Mr. Vansittart left the fleet at the Scaw, and preceded it in... | |
 | Child rearing - 1843 - 320 pages
...minister would think twice, before he would put his name to war with England, when, the next moment he would probably see his master's fleet in flames,...his capital in ruins. The Dane should see our flag every moment he lifted up his head." . • , Mr. Vansittart left the fleet at the Scaw, and preceded... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 594 pages
...Danish Minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his Master's Fleet in flames, and his Capital in ruins ; but ' out of sight out of mind,' is an old saying. The Dane should see our Flag waving every moment... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Admirals - 1845 - 604 pages
...Danish Minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his Master's Fleet in flames, and his Capital in ruins ; but ' out of sight out of mind,' is an old saying. The Dane should see our Flag waving every moment... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 586 pages
...Danish Minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his Master's Fleet in flames, and his Capital in ruins ; but ' out of sight out of mind,' is an old saying. The Dane should see our Flag waving every moment... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - Admirals - 1849 - 572 pages
...Danish Minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his Master's fleet in flames, and his capital in ruins ; but ' out of sight out of mind' is an old saying. The Dane should see our flag waving every moment... | |
 | Joseph ALLEN (of Greenwich Hospital.) - 1853 - 290 pages
...Danish minister would think twice before he would put his name to war with England, when the next moment he would probably see his master's fleet in flames, and his capital in ruins ; but ' out of sight out of mind' is an old saymg. The Dane should see our flag waving every moment... | |
 | Children's literature, English - 1863 - 348 pages
...means of offence. The islands of Amak and Salt Holm, flanking the eastern channel, were armed with very strong batteries, while a fleet of ten ships...united or in succession. " The more numerous the better ; 1 wish they were twice as many as they are : the easier the victory, depend upon it." Something was... | |
 | William Massey - Great Britain - 1863 - 704 pages
...of opinion that the negotiation should have been conducted in the presence of the fleet, and that ' the Dane should see our flag waving every moment he lifted up his head.' Such indeed was the construction which Nelson put upon the orders of the Admiralty;' but he was not... | |
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