| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 626 pagina’s
...Excellent passed on to the Santissima Trinidada.' — pp. 34, 35. To himself Nelson writes thus : ' My dearest friend, " A friend in need is a friend...a friend, you will accept my most sincere thanks.' Indeed, the conduct of the Excellent was the theme of praise from all quarters, which her commander... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 608 pagina’s
...Excellent passed on to the Santissima Trinidada.' — pp. 34, 35. To himself Nelson writes thus: ' My dearest friend, " A friend in need is a friend...a friend, you will accept my most sincere thanks.' Indeed, the conduct of the Excellent was the theme of praise from nil Juarters, which her commander... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 608 pagina’s
...the Excellent passed on to the Santiasima Trinidada.' — pp. 34, 35. To himself Nelson writes thus: 'My dearest friend, "A friend in need is a friend...further loss ; and I beg, both as a public officer and a triend, you will accept my most smcere thanks.' Indeed, the conduct of the Excellent was the theme... | |
| Cuthbert Collingwood Baron Collingwood - 1829 - 434 pagina’s
...and that of Nelson speaks strongly the same language as his narrative. Irresistible, Feb. 15, 179T. MY DEAREST FRIEND — " A friend in need is a friend...gallant conduct yesterday in sparing the Captain from farther loss ; and I beg, both as a public officer and a friend, you will accept my most sincere thanks.... | |
| Short memoirs - 1847 - 170 pagina’s
...subject:— " My dearest Friend,—' A friend in need is a friend indeed,' and never more truly testified than by your most noble and gallant conduct yesterday, in sparing the Captain (Nelson's ship) from further loss: and I beg, both as a public officer and a friend, you will accept... | |
| Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 572 pagina’s
...acknowledged these services in a letter of the following day: "' A friend in need is a friend in deed' was never more truly verified than by your most noble...yesterday, in sparing the Captain from further loss. We shall meet at Lagos; but I could not come near you without assuring you how sensible I am of your... | |
| William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pagina’s
...Writing to Collingwood, he says, " ' A friend in need is a friend in deed' was never more truly rerified than by your most noble and gallant conduct yesterday, in sparing the Captain from further possession of his prize. The Salvador agaiu hoisted her colours, and commenced firing, but she was... | |
| William Freke Williams - 1864 - 780 pagina’s
...letter the following day. Writing to Collingwood, he says, " ' A friend in I need is a friend in deed' was never more truly verified than by your most noble...conduct yesterday, in sparing the Captain from further 88 possession of his prize. The Salvador again hoisted her colours, and commenced firing, but she was... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 264 pagina’s
...DEABEST FRIEND, — ' A friend in need is a friend indeed,' and never was this more truly testified than by your most noble and gallant conduct yesterday, in sparing the Captain (Nelson's ship) from further loss ; and I beg, both as a public officer and a friend, you will accept... | |
| John George Edgar - 1884 - 492 pagina’s
...But Nelson was not satisfied till he had written the following letter to his friend : — " MY DEAR FRIEND, — A friend in need is a friend indeed, was...further loss; and I beg both as a public officer and friend you will accept my sincere thanks." The following two letters also deserve a place here : —... | |
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