 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 ページ
...line ; British forty; if cither is less, only a proportional number of the enemy's Ships are to be cut off. Something must be left to chance, nothing...sea fight beyond all others ; shot will carry away masts and yards of friends, as well as foes : but I look with confidence to a victory before the van... | |
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 ページ
...forty : if either is less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others; shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes. But... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 ページ
...either is less, only a proportional number of Enemy's ships are to be cut off; British to be one-fourth superior to the Enemy cut off. SOMETHING must be left to chance : nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others ; shot will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes : but... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 ページ
...less, only a proportionate number of the enemy's ships are to be cut off; British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes ;... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 ページ
...British 40 ; if either is less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off'; something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes; but... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 928 ページ
...number of the enemy's ships are to be cut off. British tobe one- fourth superior to the enemy they cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight: shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with... | |
 | James Harman Ward - 1859 - 152 ページ
...forty-six sail of the line ; British forty ; * if either is less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off ; something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as foes ; but... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 238 ページ
...proportionate number of the ships are to be cut off. British to be one fourth superior to the enemy they cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight ; shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with... | |
 | Sir Edward Cust - 1862 - 390 ページ
...less, only a proportionate number of enemy's ships are to be cut off — -British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off. Something must be left to chance. Nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others : shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes ;... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1864 - 786 ページ
...forty :f if either is less, only a proportion of the enemy to be cut off. British to be one-fourth superior to the enemy cut off : something must be left to chance ; nothing is sure in a sea-fight, beyond all others. Shots will carry away masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ;... | |
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Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others. Shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear... 
