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,
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
——//——
of the men; and
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,
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
——//——
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,
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
——//——
of the men; and
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,
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
——//——
of the men; and
Transcribed by: John Bryant