 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 페이지
...tacked, and had the fcapp'mefs at day-light to find my mott languine defire was near being accomplifhed, by my having it in my power to force the enemy to battle. Not one moment \vat loft iir putting it into execution: the consequences have been fuch as I hive had the honour to... | |
 | 1800 - 624 페이지
...tacked, and had the happinefs at day-light to find my molt fanguine delire was near being accompliihed, by my having it in my power to force the enemy to battle. Not one moment was loft in putting it into execution : the coniequences have been inch as I have hadj the honour to reprefènt... | |
 | Thomas Southey - 1827 - 574 페이지
...form of sailing, and stood with the whole fleet to the southward till two o'clock in the morning, and then tacked, and had the happiness, at daylight, to...by my having it in my power to force the enemy to batde. Not one moment was lost in putting it into execution. The consequenee has been such as I have... | |
 | Sir John Ross - 1838 - 468 페이지
...threw out the signal for the form of sailing, and stood with the whole fleet to the southward till two in the morning, then tacked, and had the happiness,...having it in my power to force the enemy to battle." Note from Lord Rodney'snarrative contained in a private letter. "The 10th of April and the llth were... | |
 | William Milbourne James - 1926 - 490 페이지
...port bow. Kodney saw at once that his chance had come. ' I had the happiness at daylight," he wrote, ' to find my most sanguine desire was near being accomplished...having it in my power to force the enemy to battle.' 1 At 5.45 Rodney signalled to Drake now in the van to make more sail in order to gain the windward... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1783 - 624 페이지
...o'clock in the morning ; then tacked, and had the happinefs at day-light to find my moil fauguinc defire was near being accomplished, by my having it in my...power to force the enemy to battle. Not one moment was loft in putting it into execution : the confequences have been fuch as I have had the honour to reprefent... | |
 | 1782 - 706 페이지
...tacked, and had the happmefs at daylight ta find my mod fanguine ilclirc waa near being accomf Mhed, by my having it in my power to Force the enemy to battle. Nut one nv merit was loft in putiirig it into rx. cu:;^c : the confequence Ji s beep fuch as j have... | |
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I flattered myself he would give me an opportunity of engaging him the next day. With that view I threw out the signal for the form of sailing, and stood with the whole fleet to the southward till two o'clock in the morning ; then tacked, and had the... 