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England expects every officer and man to do his duty this day. - a signal to the British fleet before the battle of Trafalgar, as reported in the "London Times", Dec. 26, 1805 [War] I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me. - [Punctuality] No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy. - [Courage] The politics of courts are so mean that private people would be ashamed to act in the same way; all is trick and finesse, to which the common cause is sacrificed. - [Politics] Victory or Westminster Abbey. - [Proverbs] Westminster Abbey, or Victory. - in the battle off Cape Vincent, giving order for boarding the San Josef, see Southey "Life of Nelson", vol. I, ch. IV [Victory] Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it. - [Merit] May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country and for the benefit of Europe in general a great and glorious victory; and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature of the British fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen. - Dispatches and Letters of Horatio Nelson, a diary entry on the eve of the battle of Trafalgar [Honor] I believe my arrival was most welcome, not only to the Commander of the Fleet but almost to every individual in it. - Life of Nelson, in a letter to Land Hamilton [Fame] Kiss me, Hardy. - Life of Nelson, at the battle of Trafalgar [Love] Thank God, I have done my duty. - Life of Nelson, at the battle of Trafalgar [Last Words] This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long. - Life of Nelson, at the battle of Trafalgar [War] It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours. - Life of Nelson (ch. 1) [War] You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and . . . you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil. - Life of Nelson (ch. 3) [Enemies] Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or Westminister Abbey. - Life of Nelson (ch. 5), before the Battle of the Nile [Fame : Victory] I have only one eye,--I have a right to be blind sometimes . . . I really do not see the signal! - Life of Nelson (ch. 7), at the battle of Copenhagen [Blindness] England expects that every man will do his duty. - Life of Nelson (ch. 9) [Duty] In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them. - Life of Nelson (ch. 9), when astked to cover the stars on his uniform [Honor] When I came to explain to them the 'Nelson touch', it was like an electric shock. Some shed tears, all approved--'It was new--it was singular--it was simple!' - Life of Nelson (ch. 9), in a letter to Lady Hamilton [Fame]
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