 THERE are three things, young gentleman," said Nelson to one of his Midshipmen, "which you are constantly to bear in mind. First, you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own respecting their propriety. Secondly,...  The Monthly critical gazette - Page 2961824Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - 1808 - 730 pages
...and thus admonished him. " There are three things, young gentleman, which you are constantly to bear in mind: first, you must always implicitly obey orders,...propriety ; secondly, you must consider every man as your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly, you must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil."... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 pages
...one of his midshipmen. " There are three things, young gentleman, which you are constantly to bear in mind: first, you must always implicitly obey orders,...their propriety: secondly, you must consider every man as your enemy who speaks ill of your king: and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil."... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 276 pages
...things, young gentle" man," said Nelson lo one of his midshipmen, " which you are constantly to bear in " mind. First, you must always implicitly " obey...the devil." With these feelings he engaged in the A nti- Jacobin war. Josiah, his son-in-law, went with him, as a midshipman. The Agamemnon was ordered... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 292 pages
...things, young gentlc" man," said Nelson to one of his rnidship.IIHMI, " which you are constantly to bear in (( mind. First, you must always implicitly " obey...speaks ill of •** your king: and, thirdly, you must " a Frenchman as you do the devil." With these feelings he engaged in the war. Josiah, his son-in-law,... | |
 | 1814 - 760 pages
...followers. It was the first of three charges given by himself to a youor VOL. XI. 3 R midshipman, ' you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own respecting1 tbeir propriety ;' yet in the West Indies, under Sir Richard Hughes ; in the battle with... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...one of his midshipmen ; " There are three things, young gentleman, which you are constantly to bear in mind : first, you must always implicitly obey orders,...their propriety; secondly, you must consider every man as your enemy, who speaks ill of your King ; and thirdly, you must hate a Frenchman, as you do the... | |
 | 1824 - 984 pages
...of 1793," which you are constaotly to bear in mind. — First, you must arways implicitly obey your orders, without attempting to form any opinion of...Thirdly, you must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil." CARDrNAL DUBOIS, " though he loved women, yet lie formed no connexion with them ; although he tippled,... | |
 | 1825 - 492 pages
...said Nelson to one of bis midshipmen, in the war of 1703, "which you are constantly to bear in muni. First, you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your owu respecting their propriety. Secondly, you must conakicr every i. in your enemy who speak* ill of... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1827 - 284 pages
...things, young gentle" man," said Nelson to one of his midshipmen, " which you are constantly to bear in " mind. First, you must always implicitly *' obey...devil." With these feelings he engaged in the war. Josiah, his son-in-law, went with him, as a midshipman. The Agamemnon was ordered to the Mediterranean,... | |
 | 1827 - 548 pages
...CHARGE TO A MIDSHIPMAN. "THERE are three things, young gentleman, which you are constantly to bear in mind. First, you must always implicitly obey orders,...Thirdly, you must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil." Souiliey^s Life of Nelson, Vol. i. Chap. iii. "With these feelings," says the biographer, "he engaged... | |
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