Nelson's signal, "England expects that every man will do his duty",

flying from Victory on the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar
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His Lordship came to me on the poop, and after ordering certain signals to be made, about a quarter to noon, he said, "Mr. Pasco, I wish to say to the fleet...

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ENGLAND CONFIDES THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY"

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and he added "You must be quick, for I have one more to make which is for close action." I replied, "If your Lordship will permit me to substitute 'expects' for 'confides' the signal will soon be completed, because the word 'expects' is in the vocabulary, and 'confides' must be spelt," His Lordship replied, in haste, and with seeming satisfaction, "That will do, Pasco, make it directly."

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