Analectic Magazine: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts of New Publications, Translations from French Journals, and Selections from the Most Esteemed British Review, Volume 2 |
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Page 80 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
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Page 470 - I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." "I hope," said Nelson, "none of our ships have struck?" Hardy answered, "There was no fear of that.
Page 469 - Hardy ; and as that officer, though often sent for, .could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried ; " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? He must be killed ! He is surely dead !". An hour and ten minutes elapsed from the time when Nelson received his wound, before Hardy could come to him.
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| Title | Analectic Magazine: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts of New Publications, Translations from French Journals, and Selections from the Most Esteemed British Review, Volume 2 |
| Publisher | James Maxwell, 1813 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 12, 2006 |
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