 May the great God whom I worship grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it, and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 2761840Full view - About this book
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...of the left breast its four weather-tarnished orders, he wrote the following prayer : — " May God grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe...victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually... | |
 | George Twemlow - Strategy - 1855 - 264 pages
...devotion. What can be more beautiful, for example, than Nelson's prayer before the battle of Trafalgar. " May the Great God whom I worship, grant to my country,...And may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet. For myself individually,... | |
 | P.P. - London. - Bentley's Miscellany - 1859 - 300 pages
...all was as it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer : — " ' Slay the great God whom I worship grant to my country,...victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature of the British fleet ! For myself individually,... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1860 - 708 pages
...the enemy, so that it was evident an engagement was inevitable, Nelson retired to his cabin and wrote the following prayer : — " May the great God whom...and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually,... | |
 | Sir Edward Cust - Europe - 1862 - 390 pages
...family might be rewarded. Having then seen all right in his crew, he retired to his cabin and wrote this prayer : " May the great God, whom I worship, grant...and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity, after victory, be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself, individually,... | |
 | J Bradshawe Walker - 1864 - 328 pages
...their behaviour in the approaching conflict. He then went below, and while alone in his cabin, wrote the following prayer. " May the great God whom I worship,...and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory, be the predominent feature in the British fleet ! For myself, individually,... | |
 | Charles Kegan Paul - 1864 - 232 pages
...off the coast of Spain, in an engagement with the French fleet. Nelson retired to his cabin and wrote the following prayer : — ' May the great God, whom...great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after victoiy be the predominant feature in the British fleet.... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1864 - 786 pages
...of the left breast its four weather-tarnished orders, he wrote the following prayer : — " May God grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe...victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself individually... | |
 | Arthur Bailey Thompson - Great Britain - 1865 - 748 pages
...Having satisfied himself that all was in perfect order, the Admiral retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer : — "May the great God, whom...great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet... | |
 | Children's literature - 1865 - 1136 pages
...aftercabin, where, as I afterwards heard, he wrote the following prayer, so literally granted : — " May the great God whom I worship grant to my country,...great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it ; and may humanity, after victory, be the predominant feature in the British fleet... | |
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