Battle of the Nile: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 20, 1844J. Vincent, 1844 - 13 strán (strany) |
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Strana 6 - The firing immediately ceased on both sides ; and the first sound which broke the silence was the sound of her shattered masts and yards falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been exploded. It is upon record that a battle between two armies was once broken off by an earthquake. Such an event would be felt like a miracle ; but...
Strana 6 - This tremendous explosion was followed by a silence not less awful : the firing immediately ceased on both sides ; and the first sound which broke the silence was the dash of her shattered masts and yards falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been exploded.
Strana 4 - Zealous, making signal that the enemy was in sight, a cheer of anticipated triumph burst from every ship in the British fleet — that fleet which had swept the seas with bursting sails for six long weeks in search of its formidable foe, and now...