| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...he repeated the words —leave off action ! « No damn me if I do ! You know, Foley," said he to the captain, " I have only one eye; I have a right to be blind sometimes. Damn the signal ! hoist mine for closer battle; that is the way I answer such signals. Nail mine to... | |
| 1810 - 492 pages
...exclaimed he with a shrug; "m>Ta damn me if I do; then said he to captain Folcy — " you know foley I have only one eye — I have a right to be blind sometimes; and then, with an archness peculiar to his character, putting the spy-glass to his blind eye, he exclaimed,... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 456 pages
...a shrug, ' now tlantn me if I do.' He also observed, I believe to captain Foley, ' you know, Foley, I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes;' and then with an archness peculiar to his character, putting th^ glass to his blind eye, he exclaimed:... | |
| Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 pages
...repeated the words — « Leave offaetion ? « Now damn me if I do ! You know, «' Foley," turning to the captain, « I have " only one eye, — I have a right to be blind " sometimes :" — and then putting the glass to his blind eye, in that mood of mind which sports with bitterness,... | |
| 1813 - 550 pages
...repeated the words — ' Leave off action ! Now damn me if I do ! You know, Foley,' turning to the captain, ' I have only one eye — I have a right to be blind sometimes :' — and then putting the glass to Iris blind eye, in that mood of mind which sports with bitterness,... | |
| 1814 - 760 pages
...repeated the words — " Leave off action ? Now damn me if I do ! You know, Foley," turning to the captain, " I have only one eye, — I have a right to be blind sometimes :" — and then putting the glass to his blind eve, in that mood of mind which sports with bitternoss,... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...notice of it.* The signal-lieutenant meeting him at the next turn, * " You know, Foley," said he to the Captain, " I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes. D n the signal ! Hoist mine for closer battle ; that is the way I answer such signals. Nail mine to... | |
| John James M'Gregor - 1821 - 466 pages
...Captain Foley that the signal was made to leave off action, "You know, Foley," replied the hero, " I have only one eye — I have a right to be blind sometimes;" and then putting the glass to his blind eye, he exclaimed, " I really <lo not see the signal. Keep... | |
| Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 382 pages
..." No, never while an enemy's flag is flying." He also observed to Captain Foley, " You know, Foley, I have only one eye. I have a right to be blind sometimes." And then with an archness peculiar to his character, putting the glass to his blind eye, he exclaimed,... | |
| Robert Southey - Admirals - 1830 - 354 pages
...repeated the words — " Leave off action ? Now, damn me if I do ! You know, Foley," turning to the captain, " I have only one eye, — I have a right to be blind sometimes :" — and then, putting the glass to his blind eye, in that mood of mind which sports with bitterness,... | |
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