 | National reading books - 1871 - 232 pages
...replied Hardy ; " ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the 'Victory.' I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." " I hope," said Nelson, " none of our ships have struck."... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - Biography - 1872 - 740 pages
...ships have struck, but five of the enemy's van have tacked, and show an intention of bearing down on the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships around and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." " I hope " said Nelson, " none of our ships have... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 pages
...replied Hardy : " ten ships have struck ; but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." — " I hope," said Nelson, "none of our ships have struck... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - Oral reading - 1874 - 336 pages
...replied Hardy; "ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." " I hope," said Nelson, " none of our ships have struck."... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1874 - 286 pages
...replied Hardy; "ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." "I hope," said Nelson, "that none of our ships have struck."... | |
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1874 - 296 pages
...replied Hardy ; " ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an* intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." "I hope," said Nelson, "none of your ships have struck... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...replied Hardy; "ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." " I hope," said Nelson, " none of our ships have struck... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - Readers - 1875 - 348 pages
...replied Hardy; " ten ships have struck, but live of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." 6. " I hope," said Nelson, " none of our ships have struck."... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - American literature - 1876 - 860 pages
...replied Hardy; 'ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and shew an intention to bear eighbourhood of Sanquhar, near the source of the ,N »!b, in July 1798. He and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing.' ' I hope,' said Nelson, 'none of our ships have struck?'... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 pages
...moment. "Well, Hardy," said Nelson, "how goes the day with us?" . — "Very well," replied Hardy : "ten ships have struck, but five of their van have tacked,...have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." — "I hope," said Nelson, "none of our ships have struck?"... | |
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how goes the day with us?" — "Very well," replied Hardy; "ten ships have struck, but five of their van have tacked, and show an intention of bearing down upon the Victory. 
