 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...of the line ; British forty; if cither is less, only a proportional number of the enemy's Ships are to be cut off. 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... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...proportional number of Enemy's ships are to be cut off; British to be one-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 masts and yards of friends as well as foes : but I look with confidence to a... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...proportionate number of the enemy's ships are to be cut off; British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance ; nothing...sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the... | |
 | William Nugent Glascock - Great Britain - 1836 - 730 pages
...observations are added the remarks contained in the " OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM " of 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 of friends as well as foes ; but I look... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 408 pages
...proportionate number of enemy's ships are to be cut off. British to be one 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... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1844 - 928 pages
...number of the enemy's ships are to be cut off. British tobe one- fourth 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... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut oft': something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure...will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as of foes j but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour the rear,... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 238 pages
...proportionate number of the ships are to be cut off. British to be one fourth 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... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1864 - 786 pages
...less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off : something must be left to chance ; nothing...will carry away 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 the rear,... | |
 | George Lathom Browne - Admirals - 1891 - 576 pages
...proportionate number of enemy's ships arc to be cut off; British to be one-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 foes, but... | |
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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 rear;... 
