The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 546 pages of information about The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2).

The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 546 pages of information about The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2).
    arrival in the Mediterranean, 189;
    the long watch off Toulon, 196-261;
    last promotion, Vice-Admiral of the White, 1804, 221;
    escape and pursuit of the French Toulon fleet, 1805,
    272-295;
    follows it and its Spanish auxiliaries to the West Indies, 296;
    returns to Gibraltar, 309;
    carries his squadron to Cornwallis off Brest, 315-317;
    returns himself to England, August, 1805, 315;
    last stay in England, 320-336;
    resumes command in the Mediterranean, 339;
    the Battle of Trafalgar, 363;
    mortally wounded, 388;
    death of, 396.
  Personal Characteristics
    Appearance,
      in boyhood, i. 15;
      at twenty-one, 22;
      at twenty-four, 38;
      at twenty-seven, 66;
      at thirty-six, 39;
      at forty-two, ii. 40, 41, 43;
      at forty-three, 112;
      later years, 155-157, 228, 238, 321, 332;
      expression, 158. 
    Health,
      inherited delicacy of constitution, i. 5;
      invalided from East Indies, 15;
      from West Indies, 29, 30, 31;
      in Baltic, 33;
      in Canada, 36;
      mentioned, 44, 75, 78, 91, 119, 146, 147, 149, 207, 236, 294,
      309, 368, 401, 413, 453, 454, ii. 29-33, 35, 56, 105, 106, 111,
      115, 119, 139, 142 (sea-sickness), 209, 210, 221, 225-228, 245,
      246, 292, 326, 332;
      influence of active employment upon, i. 77, 78, 119, 130, 207,
      236, 292, 294, ii. 332. 
    Charm of manner and considerateness of action,
      i. 18, 24, 32, 46, 47, 51, 74, 93, 108, 166, 290, 291, 359;
      ii. 4, 9, 10, 40, 41, 70, 71, 103, 115, 159, 165, 226, 229,
      236-239, 298, 311, 318, 337, 339, 340, 353-356, 359, 374. 
    Vanity, and occasional petulance,
      i. 138, 152, 153, 255-257, 277-281, 295, 315, 385, 388-389,
      452-453;
      ii. 3, 23, 27-29, 30, 32, 34, 39, 44, 50, 69, 78, 104-105,
      112, 138-142, 144, 236, 237, 300, 322. 
    Courage, illustrated,
      i. 8, 13, 19, 145, 274, 293, 302-304, 306;
      ii. 90, 95, 101, 327, 359, 379. 
    Love of glory and honor,
      i. 8, 20, 22, 25, 29, 37, 39, 40, 64, 76, 119, 124, 126, 133,
      138, 151, 152, 172, 173, 215, 241, 248, 255, 280, 283, 286, 293,
      302, 309, 359, 419;
      ii. 24, 52, 65, 90, 104, 105, 112, 134, 175, 250, 339. 
    Strength and tenacity of convictions,
      i. 18, 38, 52, 57, 62, 63, 73, 74, 125, 126, 127, 136, 137, 226,
      241, 244, 312, 313, 335, 341, 344, 421, 427, 450, 451;
      ii. 18-21, 71, 73, 74, 78, 82, 93, 137, 183, 271, 273, 281, 285,
      287, 289, 294, 302, 303, 306, 314, 315, 319, 324. 
    Sensitiveness to anxiety, perplexity, and censure,
      i. 61, 62, 75, 79, 81, 92, 133, 204, 210-213, 302, 306, 307,
      341, 401, 412, 419, 452-454;
      ii. 3, 11, 12, 13, 29-34, 49, 50, 68, 105, 113, 116, 119, 141,
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