 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...be lost in deciding. But, Sir, I find, few think, as I do — that, to obey orders, all perfection. To serve my king, and to destroy the French, I consider...little ones spring; and, if one of these little ones militates against it — (for, who can tell exactly, at a distance ? ) — I go back to obey the great... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...writing to the Duke of Clarence, « I " find few think as I do. To obey orders, " is all perfection. To serve my king, and " to destroy the French, I consider...from which little ones " spring : and if one of these militate " against it, (for who can tell exactly at « a distance,) I go back, and obey the great "... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 322 pages
...the Duke of Clarence, " I " find few think as I do. To obey orders " is all perfection. To serve nly king, and " to destroy the French, I consider as the...from which little ones " spring : and if one of these militate " against it, (for who can tell exactly at " a distance,) I go back, and obey the great "... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...he, writing to the Duke of Clarence, " I find few think as I do. To obey orders is all perfection. To serve my king, and to destroy the French, I consider...from which little ones spring : and if one of these militate against it (for who can tell exactly at a distance), I go back, and obey the great order and... | |
 | John Watkins - Great Britain - 1832 - 800 pages
...moment can be lost in deciding ; but I find few think as I do. To obey orders, is all perfection — to serve my King, and to destroy the French, I consider...from which little ones spring ; and if one of these militate against it, (for who can tell exactly at a distance,) I go back, and obey the great order... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...moment can be lost in deciding : but, I find, few think as I do. To obey orders is all perfection. To serve my king and to destroy the French I consider...little ones spring, and if one of these little ones militates against it — for who can tell exactly at a distance ? — I go back to obey the great order... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - Great Britain - 1837 - 954 pages
...moment can be lost in deciding ; but I find few think as I do. To obey orders, is all perfection — to serve my King, and to destroy the French, I consider...from which little ones spring ; and if one of these militate against it, (for who can tell exactly at a distance,) I go back, and obey the great order... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - Great Britain - 1837 - 972 pages
...moment can be lost in deciding ; but I find few think as I do. To obey orders, is all perfection — to serve my King, and to destroy the French, I consider...from which little ones spring ; and if one of these militate against it, (for who can tell exactly at a distance,) I go back, and obey the great order... | |
 | Child rearing - 1843 - 320 pages
...he, writing to the Duke of Clarence, " I find few think as I do. To obey orders is all perfection. To serve my king, and to destroy the French, I consider...from which little ones spring : and if one of these militate against it (for who can tell exactly at a distance), I go back, and obey the great order and... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1845 - 594 pages
...be lost in deciding ; but, Sir, I find few think as I do — but to obey orders is all perfection ! To serve my King, and to destroy the French, I consider...and if one of these little ones militate against it, (for, who can tell exactly at a distance?) I go back to obey the great order and object, to down, down... | |
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To obey orders is all perfection. To serve my king, and to destroy the French, I consider as the great order of all, from which little ones spring; and if one of these militate against it (for who can tell exactly at a distance ?) I go back and obey the... 
