The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Quotes

“Well," said he, as he left the ELEPHANT, "I have fought contrary to orders, and I shall perhaps be hanged. Never mind: let them!”
― Robert Southey, The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson

“The field of glory," said he, "is a large one, and was never more open to any one than at this moment to you. Rome would throw open her gates and receive you as her deliverer; and the pope would owe his restoration to a heretic.”
― Robert Southey, The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson