 | 1760 - 500 pages
...world expelled from him, and which by hi* pwn account he might have performed without interruption, end prevented the many farcafms thrown out by an angry...told Of two admirals bold, Who engaged in a terrible Jight : They met after noon : Which I think "was too foon ; As they both ran away before night. Such... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1848 - 524 pages
...any fair claim to a victory, it was evident that both had run away. " We have lately been told 0 f two admirals bold, Who engaged in a terrible fight; They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." So said one of the popular epigrams of the day; and it was... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1848 - 488 pages
...any fair claim to a victory, it was evident that both had run away. " We have lately been told 0 f two admirals bold, Who engaged in a terrible fight; They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." So said one of the popular epigrams of the day; and it was... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1848 - 488 pages
...any fair claim to a victory, it was evident that both had run away. " We have lately been told 0 f two admirals bold, Who engaged in a terrible fight; They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." So said one of the popular epigrams of the day; and it was... | |
 | William Walker Wilkins - 1860 - 360 pages
...The account of Byng's indecifive aftion is fummed up in the following witty epigram of the day : — We have lately been told Of two admirals bold, Who engaged in a terrible fight; They met after noon, ;R. CLEVELAND*, I pray, to their Lordfliips you'll fay, We are glad, and rejoice above meafure : When... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 514 pages
...to tremble, not only * The French admiral was just as unwilling. Hence the following epigram : — " We have lately been told Of two admirals bold, Who...fight : They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." t Such as ' A Rueful Story : or, Britain in Tears, being... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 516 pages
...to tremble, not only * The French admiral was just as unwilling. Hence the following epigram : — " We have lately been told Of two admirals bold, Who engaged in a terrible tight : They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." t Such... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1879 - 364 pages
...was inferior to that of the enemy, and took shelter beneath the walls of the harbour of Gibraltar. " We have lately been told Of two admirals bold, "Who...fight : They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." The operations in North America had been conducted with... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1879 - 358 pages
...the enemy, and took shelter beneath the walls of the harbour of Gibraltar. " We havt' lately boon Md Of two admirals bold. Who engaged in A terrible fight: They met after noon, \VUich I think WHS tix'' soon, As they bolh ran away before night." CHATHAM. 217 The operations in... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882 - 408 pages
...French Admiral had exhibited as much reluctance to engage as Byng himself. Hence the epigram — " We have lately been told Of two admirals bold, Who...fight ; They met after noon, Which I think was too soon, As they both ran away before night." A medal was struck, having a figure of the Admiral, with... | |
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