By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq., LL.D., Poet Laureate, &c.
_With numerous Woodcuts from Designs by_ GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, _engraved
by_ THOMPSON _and_ WILLIAMS.
In order to promote the wishes and intention of the author, and to give
the work the widest circulation, it has been printed in its present
form, at _one-third of the original price_, with embellishments by the
most talented artists.
“Many Lives of Nelson have been written, but one was yet wanting,
clear and concise enough to become a manual for the young sailor,
which he may carry about with him till he has treasured up the example
in his memory and in his heart.”--_Author’s Preface._
“A work which, as long as the English language is understood, will be
regarded as one of the finest monuments that genius ever raised to
valour.”--_Monthly Review._