Vulgar words in Drake, Nelson and Napoleon (Page 1)
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Nelson, whose besetting weakness was love of approbation, became intoxicated with the lady's method of making love.
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The "Nelson touch," the "drubbing" he swore in his own engaging way that Mr. Villeneuve--as he called him to Blackwood--was to have when he caught him, the putting of the telescope to his blind eye at Copenhagen when the signal was flying to leave off action, and then "No, damn me if I do," had an inspiring effect on his men and strengthened the belief in his dauntlessness and sagacity.
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He speaks of Naples himself as being a country of poets, whores, and scoundrels; and Southey does not attempt to mince words, for in vigorous terms he describes England's "alliances to superannuated and abominable governments of the Continent."
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In his letters to friends (Davison and others) his postscripts were for ever being embellished with reference to it and the darting of an incidental "damn" to General Brereton, who, it is contended, was himself deceived.
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He suffers from sea-sickness and toothache, and "none of them care a damn about my sufferings," and so on.
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He says, in speaking of His Majesty, "It is intolerable to think that it should be in the power of _one_ blockhead to do so much mischief"--meaning, I presume, amongst many other blunders, the mess he was persisting in making over American affairs.