48 17 5 91 59 72 of the men; and ^ it was thought that
an officer like Nelson was the one,
not ^ indeed to terrorize flog the crew into base
subjection, but to win them, by
magnetic force of his ^ mere prescence & magnetic heroic personality ^ prescence.
back to thorough ^ an allegiance ^ if not as enthusiastic as devoted like his own.
as his own . , ^ yet as true.
So it was that for an a time a time
interval , on more than one quarter-deck
anxiety did exist. At sea precautionary
vigilance was strained against relapse.
At short notice an engagement might
come on. When it did, in some instances instances extreme
instances the lieutenats assigned to
batteries felt it incumbent on them, ^ in some instances
to stand with drawn swords behind
the men working the guns. End of chapter
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48 17 5 91 59 72 of the men; and ^ it was thought that
an officer like Nelson was the one,
not ^ indeed to terrorize flog the crew into base
subjection, but to win them, by
magnetic force of his ^ mere prescence & magnetic heroic personality ^ prescence.
back to thorough ^ an allegiance ^ if not as enthusiastic as devoted like his own.
as his own . , ^ yet as true.
So it was that for an a time a time
interval , on more than one quarter-deck
anxiety did exist. At sea precautionary
vigilance was strained against relapse.
At short notice an engagement might
come on. When it did, in some instances instances extreme
instances the lieutenats assigned to
batteries felt it incumbent on them, ^ in some instances
to stand with drawn swords behind
the men working the guns. End of chapter
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Transcribed by: John Bryant