 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 278 pagina’s
...utmost. But his reply was— " We must be contented : we have done « very well." « Now," said Nelson, " had we taken ten sail, and allowed the " eleventh...at her, I could never " have called it well done. Goodall backed " me : I got him to write to the admiral ; " but it would not do. We should have " had... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 276 pagina’s
...Nelson, " had we taken ten sail, and allowed thq " eleventh to escape, when it had been " possible tp. have. got at her, I could never *' have called it well done. Goodall backed " me: I got him to write to the Admiral; " but it would not do. We should have " had... | |
 | 1848 - 788 pagina’s
...species of contentment is — " Had we taken ten sail, and suffered the eleventh to escape, when we could have got at her, I could never have called it well done." In another part he says, " I wish to be an admiral, and in command of the British fleet. I should very... | |
 | 1826 - 370 pagina’s
...contented ; we have done very well." " Now," says Nelson, in a letter in which this interview is related, " had we taken ten sail, and allowed the eleventh to...her, I could never have called it — well done." The broad principle on which Nelson acted through the whole course of his professional career, and which... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1830 - 354 pagina’s
...But his reply was — " We must be contented : we have done very well." — " Now," said Nelson, " had we taken ten sail, and allowed the eleventh to...got at her, I could never have called it well done.* Goodall backed me : I got him to write to the admiral ; but it would not do. We should have had such... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pagina’s
...contented ; we have done very Nelson's Remarks on the Action. well.' Now, had we taken ten sail and had allowed the eleventh to escape, when it had been possible...got at her, I could never have called it well done. Goodall backed me; I got him to write to the admiral, but it would not do : we should have had such... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1836 - 320 pagina’s
...But his reply was — " We must be contented : we have done rery well." — " Now," said Nelson, " had we taken ten sail, and allowed the eleventh to escape, when it 4ad been possible to have got at her, I could never have called it well done.* Goodall backed me :... | |
 | 1838 - 120 pagina’s
...utmost. But his reply was — " We must be contented : we have done very well." " Now," said Nelson, " had we taken ten sail, and allowed the eleventh to...got at her, I could never have called it well done. I wish," said he, " to be an admiral, and in the command of the English fleet ; I should very soon... | |
 | Frederick Chamier - 1840 - 442 pagina’s
...admiral say, " We must be contented ! we have done well enough " ! — " Why," said he, " if I had taken ten sail and allowed the eleventh to escape, when it had been possible to get at her, I should never have called it well done. Ay," said he, "if I had commanded on the l4th,... | |
 | 1843 - 320 pagina’s
...well." — " Now," said Nelson, " had we taken Jen sail, and allowed the eleventh to escape, when it lad been possible to have got at her, I could never have called it Well done** Goodall backed me : I got him to write to the admiral ( but it would not do. We should have had such... | |
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We must be contented: we have done very well." — "Now," said Nelson, "had we taken ten sail, and allowed the eleventh to escape, when it had been possible to have got at her, I could never have called it well done. 
