The French admiral was an imbecille, but yours was just as bad. I assure you that, if Cochrane had been supported, he would have taken every one of the ships. They ought not to have been alarmed by your briilots, but fear deprived them of their senses,... The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in ... - Página 127 por William James - 1837 Vista completa -
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