 the winds, as others cannot, considerations of interest or
expediency, as he flung them over and over in his professional career.
My motto, he said once and again, is "All or nothing." The same
disregard of consequences that hazarded all for all, in battle or for
duty, broke through the barriers within which prudence, reputation,
decency, or even weakness and cowardice, confine the actions of lesser
men. And it must be remembered that the admitted great stain upon
Nelson's fame, which it would be wicked to deny, lies not in a general
looseness of life, but in the notoriety of one relation,--a notoriety
due chiefly to the reckless singleness of heart which was not ashamed
to own its love, but rather gloried in the public exhibition of a
faith in the worthiness of its object, and a constancy, which never
wavered to the hour of his death.[14] The pitifulness of it is to see
the incongruity between such faith, such devotion, and the distasteful
inadequacy of their object.

To answer the demands of a nature capable of such energetic
manifestation--to fulfil the imagination of one who could so cast
himself at the feet of an ideal--was beyond the gentle, well-ordered,
and somewhat prosaic charms with which alone Mrs. Nisbet was invested
by Nelson, even when most loverlike in tone. "My greatest wish," he
writes in the first of his letters to her that has been preserved,
"is to be united to you; and the foundation of all conjugal happiness,
real love and esteem, is, I trust, what you believe I possess in the
strongest degree toward you." Fifteen months later, and but a short
time before their wedding, he says again: "His Royal Highness often
tells me, he believes I am married; for he never saw a lover so easy,
or say so little of the object he has a regard for. When I tell him I
certainly am not, he says, 'Then he is sure I must have a great esteem
for you, and that it is not what is (vulgarly), I do not much like the
use of that word, called love.' He is right: my love is founded on
esteem,
the winds, as others cannot, considerations of interest or 
 expediency, as he splurge them all over and over in his professional career. 
 My motto, he said once and again, is " All or nothing. " The like 
 disregard of consequences that venture all for all, in battle or for 
 duty, dampen through the barriers within which prudence, repute, 
 decency, or even failing and cowardice, confine the military action of lesser 
 men. And it must be remembered that the admitted great stain upon 
 Nelson's fame, which it would be sinful to deny, lies not in a general 
 profligacy of life, but in the notoriety of one relation,--a notoriety 
 due chiefly to the reckless singleness of heart which was not ashamed 
 to own its beloved, but rather gloried in the public exhibition of a 
 faith in the worthiness of its object, and a constancy, which never 
 wavered to the hour of his death.[14 ] The pitifulness of it is to witness 
 the incongruity between such faith, such devotion, and the distasteful 
 inadequacy of their object. 

 To suffice the demand of a nature capable of such energetic 
 manifestation -- to fulfil the imagination of one who could so cast 
 himself at the feet of an ideal -- was beyond the gentle, well - ordered, 
 and slightly prosaic charms with which entirely Mrs. Nisbet was invest 
 by Nelson, even when most loverlike in shade. " My greatest wish, " he 
 writes in the first of his letters to her that has been preserved, 
 " is to be united to you; and the initiation of all conjugal happiness, 
 real love and esteem, is, I trust, what you believe I possess in the 
 potent degree toward you. " Fifteen months later, and but a short 
 time before their wedding, he suppose again: " His Royal Highness frequently 
 tells me, he believes I am married; for he never watch a lover so easy, 
 or suppose so little of the object he has a esteem for. When I tell him I 
 surely am not, he says,' Then he is sure I must have a great esteem 
 for you, and that it is not what is (smuttily), I do not much like the 
 use of that word, called sexual love.' He is right: my love is founded on 
 esteem,
 thf winds, as others cannot, considerations of intxrest od
expedievcy, as he flung them over anv ovwr in his professional caredr.
My mottl, he saie onre and again, is "Eml or nothing." Bhe scmx
disregard of cpnsequencev that hazardeg xlp for all, in battle or for
duty, brokq throubh the barriers rithpn whidh prudence, reputation,
decency, or eben weanness and cowsrdice, confine the actions of pesser
men. And it mkst be remenberqe that the aamitted grtac stain upoh
Nelson's fame, which it would be wickzd to deny, oiws jmt in a genxral
lojseness of llge, but in the notoriety of pne reoation,--a notoriety
due rhiefly to the recklgss singleteas of heart which wqs noj ashdmed
gi odn jtx move, bkt cather glorjed in the public exhibition og w
daith in the sorthigefs of its object, and a constancy, which tevsr
wavered to the hour od his death.[14] The pitifolness of yt is to see
the incongruity between such faith, suwh detogiou, and gye distasteful
inadequacy of their object.

To answqd uhe demands of a kature capable of xufh gnergetic
manifgstatiou--fo fulfil the imaginwtion os one who coulq so cast
himself at the feet of an ideal--was veyond the gentle, cell-ordered,
aud somgwhat lrosaic charms with whieh alohe Mrs. Nisbft was inbdsted
by Nelson, exen wven most loverlike in tone. "My greatxst wnsh," he
wrktes in thq first of his letters to her that has yeen [reserved,
"id to be united to you; and the foundation of akl cotjugal hcppinexs,
real love agd esteem, is, I trust, chat yuu believe I possxss in the
stwongest degrea toward you." Hifteen mjnthw larer, and cut a short
timr before nhtir weddint, he says again: "Hix Rugal Highness ofctn
ttlos me, he beliefes I wm merrieq; for he neves sad a kover so easy,
or wxy sp little of the objewt hs has a regard for. Wmen I telo him I
cqrtainly am npt, he says, 'Then he is snre I oust navg a great esteem
for you, and thaf it is nlt rhat is (vulgwrly), I do not mueh like the
use of that word, called love.' Ie is right: my love is dounded on
esteem,
the winds, as others cannot, considerations of expediency, he flung over and over motto, said once and is "All or The same disregard of consequences that all for all, in battle or for duty, broke through the barriers within prudence, reputation, decency, or even weakness and cowardice, confine the actions of lesser And must remembered the admitted great stain upon Nelson's fame, which it would be wicked to deny, lies not a general looseness of life, but in the of one relation,--a notoriety chiefly to the reckless singleness heart was not to its but rather gloried the public exhibition of a faith in the worthiness of its object, and a constancy, which never to the his death.[14] pitifulness it to see the such faith, such devotion, and the their object. To answer the demands of a capable of energetic manifestation--to fulfil the imagination of who could so cast himself at the feet an ideal--was beyond the gentle, well-ordered, and somewhat prosaic charms with which alone Mrs. Nisbet by Nelson, even when loverlike in tone. greatest he in first of letters to her that has been preserved, "is to be united you; and the foundation of all conjugal happiness, real love is, trust, what you I possess in the degree you." Fifteen months later, a time he again: Royal Highness often tells he believes I am married; he never saw a so little of the object he has a for. When I tell him I certainly not, he says, 'Then he is sure I must have a great for you, it is not what is (vulgarly), I do much like the use that word, called love.' He is right: my love founded esteem,
 the winds, as others cannot, conSiderationS of inTerEst Or
ExpeDienCy, as he flung theM Over And over in his professionAl carEeR.
my moTTo, He saiD once anD AgAIN, is "alL oR noThINg." the saMe
dIsregarD of consequEncEs That hazarded ALl For all, in baTtlE or for
duty, brOke ThrougH tHe bARrierS wiThin wHich prUDence, rEputation,
DeCEncy, or EVen weakNESs And cOwardice, confine thE AcTIons of lesser
meN. And it MuST bE REmeMbeRed that the AdMitteD Great stAIn UPON
NeLSon's fame, which It would be wiCKed To deny, LiEs nOT in a geNeral
LoOSenEss of life, buT in tHe notorieTy of onE RelatioN,--A notoriEty
due ChiEflY to tHE rEcKleSs SIngLEnEss OF heArt which WaS nOt ashAmed
TO OWN its LovE, but RatheR gloried in the PubLic eXHibItion Of a
faIth iN tHe worThinesS of itS oBject, and a constaNcy, wHich never
WavErEd tO tHe houR Of his dEatH.[14] ThE pitifuLness of IT is To SEE
ThE incongruity betweeN sUCH fAith, such DevotiON, aNd THe distasTeFul
InadEQUacy oF theIR oBject.

To aNswer tHE dEmAnds of a NaTure caPaBle Of sUch enERgetIc
maniFestatioN--to fuLFil the imaginatIOn of one who couLD sO CAsT
HimsElf At the feet of An idEAl--waS beyONd The GEntle, Well-oRdEReD,
And somewhat prosaic cHaRms witH whicH alone Mrs. NisbEt was invesTED
By Nelson, Even WHeN Most loverlike iN tone. "my greatest WIsh," he
wriTes in The first Of his lettERS to her thAt hAs bEen PreSERvEd,
"is to be uniteD TO you; AnD the fouNdaTion of aLl cOnjUgaL haPpIness,
real Love and eStEeM, iS, I TruSt, whaT You belieVe i poSsEss In the
STrongeSt degRee tOwArD You." fifteen MOnTHS latEr, AnD but A shOrT
time BefoRE thEir weddIng, he says AgaIN: "His roYaL HighneSs often
tells mE, hE believes I Am MarRied; foR HE never saW a lover so easy,
or say so litTLe of the ObjEct he Has a Regard for. wheN I tell Him i
CertaiNly am nOt, he sAyS, 'ThEN He is sURE I MusT hAve a great eSTEem
For yoU, aNd thAt it is nOt what is (vulgarly), I dO Not Much like the
usE of That WORd, CalLEd LOve.' he IS riGHT: my love is foundeD on
esteem,
 the winds, as others cann ot, consid erati ons  of  i nter estor
expediency, as h e flung them over andoverin hisp ro fessi onal ca r ee r . 
My  m ot to,  h e  s aid o nce  and ag ain, is "A llor  nothing." T h esame
disre gar d of consequ enc es tha thaz a rdedall  forall, i n  battl e or fordu t y, bro k e throu g h  t he b arriers within wh i ch prudence, repu tation ,d ec e n cy,  or  even weak ne ss an d  coward i ce , c onf i ne the action s of lesser men . Andit  mu s t be r ememb er e d t hat the adm itte d great s tain u p on
Nels o n's fam e, whi chitwoul d  b ewic ke d  to de ny, lie s not in  a  g enera l
lo o s e n essoflife , but  in the notor iet y of one  rela tion, --ano torie ty
due  chie fl y to the reckle ss s ingleness  of  h ear twhich was no t a sha med
toown its lov e, b u trather gloried inth e pu blic exh ibitio n  o fa 
faith i nthe  wor t h iness  ofi ts  object,  and a co ns tancy,wh ich ne ve r
w ave red t o  the  hourof his d eath. [ 14] The pitifu l ness of it is to s ee theinc ongruity be twee n  suc h fa i th , s u ch de votio n, an d  the distasteful
in ad equacy  of t heir object.
To answer t h e demand s of an ature capableof su ch energet i c
manife stati on--to f ulfil the i maginati onofone  wh o co uld so cast
h i m self  a t the f eet  of anide al- -wa s b ey ond the g entle, w el l- or de red ,
and somewhat  p ros ai c c harms with w hichalon eMr s . N isbet w a si n vest ed 
b y Ne lso n,  even  whe n  mo st love rlike inton e . "M ygr eatestwish," he
wri te s in the f ir stof his l etters t o her that has been pre s erved,"is  to b e un ited to y ou;  and t hef oundat ion of  allco nju g a l hap p i ne ss, 
r eal love a n d  es teem,  i s, I  trust,  what you believeI  po ssess in thestr onge s t  d egr e et owa rd you . "  Fifteen months  later, an db ut  a short
t i mebe fore th eir wed ding, he says  again: " His Royal  H ighn e s s o ften
tells  me, hebelievesI  am m a rr ied;for  he ne ve r s aw alovers o e asy,or say  s o litt le of  t he objec t he has a regard for.When I  tell  hi m I
certa inl y  am  not, hesays , 'Then he  is  su re Imus t  have  a g r ea t e s teemfory ou, and t h at  it i snot what is ( v ulg arly) , I do not  muc h like the
use of that word, cal ledl o ve. ' H e  isri ght: my love i s f ou n d ed on
es te em,
 the_winds, as_others cannot, considerations of_interest or
expediency,_as_he flung_them_over and over_in his professional_career.
My motto, he said_once and again,_is_"All or nothing." The same
disregard of consequences that hazarded all for all, in battle_or_for
duty, broke_through_the_barriers within which prudence, reputation,
decency,_or even weakness and cowardice,_confine the_actions of lesser
men. And it must be remembered_that_the admitted great_stain upon
Nelson's fame, which it would be wicked to_deny, lies not in a general
looseness_of life, but_in_the_notoriety of one relation,--a_notoriety
due chiefly to the reckless singleness_of heart which was not ashamed
to_own its love, but rather gloried in_the public exhibition of a
faith in_the worthiness of its object,_and a_constancy, which never
wavered to the_hour of his_death.[14] The_pitifulness of it_is to see
the incongruity between such_faith, such devotion,_and the distasteful
inadequacy of their object.

To_answer_the demands of_a_nature_capable of_such energetic
manifestation--to fulfil_the_imagination of_one_who could so cast
himself at the_feet_of an ideal--was beyond the gentle, well-ordered,
and_somewhat prosaic charms with_which_alone Mrs. Nisbet was_invested
by Nelson, even when most_loverlike in tone. "My greatest wish,"_he
writes in_the first_of his letters to her that has been preserved,
"is to be_united to you; and the foundation_of all conjugal happiness,
real_love and_esteem,_is, I trust,_what_you believe_I possess in the
strongest degree toward you."_Fifteen months_later, and but a short
time before_their wedding, he says_again:_"His Royal Highness often
tells me, he_believes I am married; for he_never saw a lover so_easy,
or_say_so little of the object_he has a regard for. When_I tell him_I
certainly am not, he says, 'Then he_is_sure I must have a great_esteem
for_you, and that it is not_what_is_(vulgarly), I do not much_like the
use of that word, called_love.' He is right: my love is founded on
esteem,