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" ... greatest of our own, and of all former times, was scarcely taken into the account of grief. So perfectly indeed had he performed his part, that the maritime war, after the battle of Trafalgar, was considered at an end : the fleets of the enemy were... "
Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack - Page 289
1816
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English Prose: From Maundevile to Thackeray

Arthur Howard Galton - English prose literature - 1888 - 368 pages
...battle of Trafalgar was considered at an end : the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed ; new navies must be built, and a new race...people of England grieved that funeral ceremonies, and public monuments, and posthumous rewards were all which they could now bestow upon him whom the...
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Classical English Reader: Selections from Standard Authors with Explanatory ...

Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1888 - 490 pages
...battle of Trafalgar, was considered at an end : the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed : new navies must be built, and a new race...selfish reflection upon the magnitude of our loss that wo mourned for him : the general sorrow was of a higher character. The people of England grieved that...
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The Elocutionist's Annual ...: Comprising New and Popular Readings ...

Jacob W. Shoemaker - Readers - 1883 - 236 pages
...Trafalgar, was considered at an end. The fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but deistroyed ; new navies must be built, and a new race of seamen reared for them, before the possibility of the'? invading our shores could again be contemplated. Jt was not, therefore, from any selfish reflection...
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Southey's Life of Nelson

Robert Southey - Great Britain - 1890 - 424 pages
...battle of Trafalgar, was considered at an end : the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed : new navies must be built, and a new race...not, therefore, from any selfish reflection upon the 10 magnitude of our loss that we mourned for him : the general sorrow was of a higher character. The...
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Life of Nelson

Robert Southey - 1892 - 428 pages
...battle of Trafalgar, was considered at an end : the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed : new navies must be built, and a new race...not, therefore, from any selfish reflection upon the 10 magnitude of our loss that we mourned for him : the general sorrow was of a higher character. The...
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The Royal Readers

Thomas Nelson Publishers - Books and reading - 1893 - 444 pages
...Trafalgar, was considered at an end. The fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated — they were destroyed : new navies must be built, and a new race...them, before the possibility of their invading our shores5 could again be 'contemplated. It was not, therefore, from any selfish reflection upon the magnitude...
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The Popular Elocutionist and Reciter

Joseph Edwards Carpenter - Readers - 1894 - 586 pages
...battle of Trafalgar, was considered at an end. The fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed ; new navies must be built, and a new race...reflection upon the magnitude of our loss that we mourned ior him : the general sorrow was of a higher character. The people of England grieved that funeral...
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The Heart of Oak Books, Book 4

Charles Eliot Norton, Kate Stephens, George Henry Browne - Literature - 1895 - 328 pages
...battle of Trafalgar was considered at an end: the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed; new navies must be built, and a new race...people of England grieved that funeral ceremonies, and public monuments, and posthumous rewards were all which they could now bestow upon him whom the...
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Robert Southey's Life of Nelson

Robert Southey - Admirals - 1896 - 354 pages
...battle of Trafalgar, was considered at an end: the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed: new navies must be built, and a new race...people of England grieved that funeral ceremonies, and public monuments, and posthumous rewards, were all which they could now bestow upon him, whom the...
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The Life of Nelson

Robert Southey - Admirals - 1896 - 266 pages
...battle of Trafalgar was considered at an end ; the fleets of the enemy were not merely defeated, but destroyed ; new navies must be built, and a new race...was not, therefore, from any selfish reflection upon 1 " The total sums granted were ;£ 2,000 per annum to his widow for her life ; ^5,000 per annum to...
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