 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...Nelson's officers knew that it was hopeless to remonstrate or reason •with him ; but both Blaekwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented to him how...was indulged ; for these ships could not pass ahead if the Victory continued to carry all her sail ; and so far was Nelson from shortening sail, that it... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pages
...upon which Nelson's officers knew thut it was hopeless to remonstrate or reason with him ; but both Blackwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented...was indulged ; for these ships could not pass ahead if the Victory continued to carry all her sail ; and so far was Nelson from shortening sail, that it... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pages
...this gentleman's Narrative of Lord Nelson's Death — a document as interesting as it is authentic. his own captain, Hardy, represented to him how advantageous...the Victory, be ordered to pass ahead. Yet even here thedtast in* firmity of this noble mind was indulged ; for these ships could not pass ahead if the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1828 - 302 pages
...this gentleman's Narrative of Lord Nelson's Death — a document as interesting as it is authentic. his own captain, Hardy, represented to him how advantageous...and he consented at last to let the Leviathan and tiie Temeraire, which were sailing abreast of the Victory, be ordered to pass ahead. Yet even here... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 pages
...Death— a document as iuttrisuuz as it is authentic. less to remonstrate or reason with him ; but both Blackwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented...was indulged, for these ships could not pass ahead if the Victory continued to carry all her sail ; and so far was Nelson from shortening sail, that it... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1835 - 342 pages
...document as interesting .,«• It is authentic. less to remonstrate or reason with him ; but both Blackwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented...was indulged, for these ships could not pass ahead if the Victory continued to carry all her sail ; and so far was Nelson from shortening sail, that it... | |
 | 1836 - 480 pages
...said, when such a thing had been hinted to him formerly, "and in honour I will die with them." But both Blackwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented...he consented at last to let the Leviathan and the Téméraire, which were sailing abreast of the Victory, be ordered to pass ahead. Yet even here the... | |
 | John Campbell - 1841 - 604 pages
...upon which Nelson's officers knew that it was hopeless to remonstrate or reason with him ; but both Blackwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented...was indulged, for these ships could not pass ahead if the Victory continued to carry all her sail ; and so far was Nelson from shortening sail, that it... | |
 | 1843 - 320 pages
...Uculli -a document aa interesting u it is authentic. less to remonstrate or reason with him ; but both Blackwood, and his own captain, Hardy, represented...this noble mind was indulged, for these ships could hot pass ahead if the Victory continued to carry all her sail ;_ and so far was Nelson from shortening... | |
 | Book - 1867 - 662 pages
...upon which Nelson's officers knew that it was hopeless to remonstrate or reason with him, but both Blackwood and his own captain, Hardy, represented...he consented at last to let the Leviathan and the Téméraire, which were sailing »breast of the Victory, be ordered to pasa ahead. Yet even here the... | |
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This was a point upon which Nelson's officers knew that it was hopeless to remonstrate or reason with him ; but both Blackwood and his own captain, Hardy, represented to him how advantageous to the fleet it would be for him to keep out of action as long... 
