 | Tobias Smollett - 1759 - 492 trang
...received his orders : and, that he adhered to the letter rather than the Ipirit of his inftructions. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful...He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine fpifit of a Britifn admiral. He plyed from the Nore to the Downs with a very fcanty wind through the... | |
 | 1767 - 542 trang
...all advantages that might have been obtained before the enemy recovered of their confter- . nation. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful...return for his manifold fervices to the nation. He ac~l?ci in this whole expedition with the genuine Ipirit of a Britifh admiral : and, in a word, obtained... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1804 - 544 trang
...received his orders ; and, that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the fpirit of his inftructions. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful...to the advice of all his pilots ; and by this bold paflage effected a junction of the different fquadrons, which otherwife the French would have attacked... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 516 trang
...received his orders ; and, that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the spirit of his instructions. But this is a malicious imputation; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with • the genuine spirit of a British... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 522 trang
...received his orders ; and, that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the spirit of his instructions. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine spirit of a British admiral.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 522 trang
...instructions. But this is a malicious imputation; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine spirit of a British admiral. He plyed from the Nore to the Downs with a very scanty wind, through the... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 448 trang
...received his orders; and, that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the spirit of his instructions. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine spirit of a British admiral.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1822 - 516 trang
...received his orders; and that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the spirit of his instructions. But this is -a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine spirit of a British admiral.... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 534 trang
...manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine spirit of a British admiral. He plyed from the Nore to the Downs with a very scanty wind, through the dangerous sands, contrary to the advice of all his pilots ; and by this bold... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 480 trang
...received his orders ; and, that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the spirit of his instructions. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted in this whole expedition with the genuine spirit of a British admiral.... | |
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Nottingham, by whose channel he received his orders ; and, that he adhered to the letter, rather than to the spirit of his instructions. But this is a malicious imputation ; and a very ungrateful return for his manifold services to the nation. He acted... 
