| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 Seiten
...himself to the providence of God in the following admirable prayer, which appears in his diary : " 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... | |
| 1836 - 480 Seiten
...seen that all was as it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer : " 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... | |
| 1837 - 558 Seiten
...few hours before he received that wound which terminated his life. It is to the following effect: — 'May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country,...the benefit of Europe, a great and glorious victory. O, may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity, after victory, be the predominant feature... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 Seiten
...having been granted in its fullest extent, has so much endeared his memory to the British nation. " 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... | |
| 1838 - 120 Seiten
...Heaven for success ; these being probably the last words written by this great and brave commander — " 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 mistake in any one tarnish it ! And may humanity,... | |
| Margaret Fraser Tytler - 1838 - 344 Seiten
...to his cabin, where he spent some time in devotion, and in writing a short prayer, which was nearly as follows. " May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the good of the whole of Europe, a great and glorious victory; and if such may be permitted, may the whole... | |
| 1840 - 756 Seiten
...that a/I wa> at it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and vroti the following prayer : — " ' 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 mny humanity... | |
| lord William Pitt Lennox - 1841 - 898 Seiten
...as to Victory, — mercy and patriotism ! ' May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, for the benefit of Europe, a great and glorious victory...in any one tarnish it ! — and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet ! For myself, individually, I commit my life... | |
| John Campbell - 1841 - 604 Seiten
...seen that all was as it should be, Nelson retired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer : — " 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... | |
| 1896 - 324 Seiten
...[" Hay the Great (iod wliom I adore 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; anil may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet. For myself individually,... | |
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