„Dzięki Bogu, wypełniłem swój obowiązek.”
Thank God, I have done my duty. (ang.)
po bitwie pod Trafalgarem, jedne z ostatnich słów Nelsona.
Horatio Nelson – brytyjski admirał, wicehrabia, książę Brontu, baron Nilu. Najsłynniejszy admirał w historii floty brytyjskiej, który dwukrotnie pokonał flotę Francji. Wikipedia
„Dzięki Bogu, wypełniłem swój obowiązek.”
Thank God, I have done my duty. (ang.)
po bitwie pod Trafalgarem, jedne z ostatnich słów Nelsona.
„Anglia oczekuje, że każdy człowiek wypełni swój obowiązek.”
England expects that every man will do his duty. (ang.)
wiadomość wysłana przed bitwą pod Trafalgarem.
„Najpierw zwyciężyć, a potem zrobić ze zwycięstwa jak najlepszy użytek.”
First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can. (ang.)
przed bitwą o Nil (1 sierpnia 1797).
Letter to Frances Nisbet [citation needed]
1800s
“Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub.”
In his dying hours, Nelson was attended by his chaplain, Alexander Scott; his steward, Chevalier; and the purser, Walter Burke. Their accounts have been available to Nelson's modern biographers. This was a request to alleviate his symptoms of thirst, heat, and the pains of his wounds, as quoted in Horatio Nelson (1987) by Tom Pocock, p. 331
The Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Nelson's advice to his Midshipmen (1793), as quoted in Memoirs of the Life of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson K.B. (1849), edited by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, Vol. 2, p. 580
1790s
Letter to his mistress, Lady Hamilton (1800) [citation needed]; derived from "But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive." by William Shakespeare, in Henry V
1800s
Dispatches and Letters of Horatio Nelson : a diary entry on the eve of the battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
“The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest are the safest.”
Statement to Sir Hyde Parker urging vigorous action against the Russians and Danes (24 March 1801), quoted in "The Book of Military Quotations" by Peter G. Tsouras, p. 54
1800s
After a French rout of the Neapolitan army (1798) [citation needed]
1790s
After being wounded during the attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife (24 July 1797), as quoted in The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson with Notes (1845) edited Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Vol. II : 1795-1797, p. 423
1790s