 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - France - 1892 - 470 pages
...seeks to stir his superior to lose no more. " Almost the safety, certainly the honor, of England is more entrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of any British officer ; . . . never did our country depend so much on the success of any fleet as of this." Having thus shown... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Biography & Autobiography - 1897 - 540 pages
...would listen to reason and its true interest. By Mr. Vansittart's account, their state of preparation exceeds what he conceives our Government thought possible,...Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British Officer.... | |
 | William Henry Fitchett - Battles - 1898 - 392 pages
...expedition. " Almost all the safety and certainly all the honour of England," he said to his chief, " is more entrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of a British officer." And all through the story of the expedition it is amusing to notice the fashion... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1899 - 894 pages
...listen to reason and its true interest. By Air. Vansittart's account, their state of preparation-exceeds what he conceives our Government thought possible,...Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British Officer.... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1899 - 906 pages
...would listen to reason and its true interest. By Mr. Vansittart's account, their state of preparation exceeds what he conceives our Government thought possible,...possible degree. Therefore here you are, with almost the safely, certainly with the honour of England more intrusted to yon, than ever yet fell to the lot o£... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1899 - 918 pages
...Therefore here you are, with almost the safety, certainly with the hononr of England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British Officer. On your decision depends, whether onr Country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or whether she shall rear her head higher than... | |
 | William Henry Fitchett - Europe - 1900 - 376 pages
...writing to his admiral. " Here you are," he wrote to him, " with almost the safety, certainly with the honour of England, more entrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of a British officer." " I am of opinion," he says, " that boldest measures are the safest ; " and he... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - Naval art and science - 1918 - 416 pages
...seeks to stir his superior to lose no more. " Almost the safety, certainly the honor, of England is more entrusted to you than ever yet fell to the lot of any British officer; . . . never did our country depend so much on the success of any fleet as of this." Having thus shown... | |
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England more intrusted to you, than ever yet fell to the lot of any British officer. On your decision depends whether our country shall be degraded in the eyes of Europe, or whether she shall rear her head higher than ever... 
