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Pagina 417 - .. ; \ , ^ master-gunner — albeit an exceptional one— and the grandson of another. He was of middle stature, well-set and strong, a little inclined to corpulency, but not so as to incommode him in the least. His complexion was florid, his countenance open, his eyes sharp and piercing, and his address both graceful and manly, denoting both the military man and the gentleman. As he had a good person, he had also a good constitution, hardly ever knowing what it was to be sick : and though he took...
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Pagina 56 - the Bear.' ' Here comes the Bear to be baited,' was his remark, as soon as he saw the great philosopher surrounded by the wits who rejoiced in his conversation.
Pagina 43 - ... of guns, but carries them in her hold till she draws near Cape St. Lucas, and is apprehensive of an enemy. Her hands too are as few as is consistent with the safety of the ship, that she may be less pestered with the stowage of provisions.
Pagina 423 - ... affect pretty fellows in laced coats, unless their qualifications recommended them. But he loved a brave action wherever he found it, and to such men, without distinction of gentleman or party, he freely dispensed his favours. These are the men that seamen love, and this made him beloved by them. . . . In private life he was no less amiable. No man was a better husband, a better father, or a more sincere friend; in conversation open and affable, and never happier than in his family, and amongst...
Pagina 423 - ... to history. During this period that can be said of him which can be said of no other captain — that he captured three thousand cannon from the enemy, and never lost a single gun.
Pagina 420 - ... the confused commands, usually given upon all occasions. He was particularly careful upon all occasions to distinguish his courage, fearful only of doing any thing that might look like fear; for he was of opinion, that the bravest man would always carry it, and that a man must resolve to overcome or he will never conquer. The same spirit appeared likewise in councils of war, where, as he observed, a brave man might as soon be discovered as in battle. For in battle there were many, who, forced...
Pagina 277 - Lisle, yet was not lessened by it; everybody looking upon the taking of Port Mahon as of the last Consequence to the carrying on the War in Spain; besides the other Advantages (if we are wise) we may reap from it, both in War and Peace. I cannot express to you the Sense the Queen and everybody here have of your Zeal and Conduct in this Affair, to which this very important Success is so much owing.