Q — Was it Kiss me Hardy or Kismet Hardy

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Overview

The wording is already rejected on Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory. The Victorian “Kismet, Hardy” alternative is unsupported: the word kismet is not attested in English before c. 1830, twenty-five years after Trafalgar.¹

The Wording

This note covers that wording only. The cockpit hours stay on Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Death of Nelson.

Beatty Authentic Narrative — 1807 records the kiss on the cheek and then the forehead. The last short words Beatty gives are addressed to Burke and Scott, not to Hardy. Verbatim lines live on @beatty1807nelson. Beatty William — Surgeon HMS Victory remains a red-link.²

Sources

• @beatty1807nelson — pp. 48–52
• @white2005nelson
• @adkin2005trafalgar
• Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory
• Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Death of Nelson
• Beatty Authentic Narrative — 1807

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Footnotes

1. Victorian “Kismet, Hardy” unsupported; kismet not attested in English before c. 1830, twenty-five years after Trafalgar: Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory, footnote 1. Do not invent further etymology. ↩

2. Kiss on cheek then forehead; last short words to Burke and Scott: Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Death of Nelson and @beatty1807nelson. Quotes stay on the Beatty card. Do not invent a Beatty biography. ↩