 | 1899 - 492 pages
...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,...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!... | |
 | Richard H. Weisberg - 1984 - 244 pages
...enemy wearing in succession" — and they ran thus: — "May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,...For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavors for serving my Country faithfully. To Him... | |
 | Dudley Pope - 1999 - 384 pages
...Southward: at seven the Enemy wearing in succession. May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,...For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country faithfully. To Him... | |
 | Elizabeth M. Knowles - 1999 - 1160 pages
...1 3 ) ch. 9 19 May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country and for the benefit of Kurope in general a great and glorious victory; and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature of the British Fleet.... | |
 | Deborah Cassidi - 2002 - 186 pages
...Lieutenant-Commander Mike Cheshire, Captain of HMS Victory M.ay the great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country and for the benefit of Europe in general,...Fleet. For myself individually, I commit my life to Him who made me and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him... | |
 | Colin White - 2002 - 380 pages
...hand, approve of hanging mutineers on a Sunday and, on the other, pray with transparent sincerity, 'may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet.' Many attempts to sum him up have also missed the fact that Nelson changed during the course of his... | |
 | Brian Lavery - 2003 - 160 pages
...name of Nelson only. He wrote in his private diary: May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,...For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him... | |
 | Edgar Vincent - 2003 - 654 pages
...the enemy fleet in his Private Diary he continued, 'May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,...For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him... | |
 | Ernest F. Henderson - 2004 - 468 pages
...you inspire with confidence.' ' Oct. 2 1 st. (Diary.) May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,...For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country faithfully. To Him... | |
 | Nicholas Blake, Richard Lawrence - 2005 - 214 pages
...prays before the battle in his cabin. 'May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and to the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious...For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my country faithfully. To Him... | |
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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. 
