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Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.
There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles
the Second. But the seamen were not read more
There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles
the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen
were not seamen.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.
Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.
Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.
Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.
Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you read more
Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet
that is mistress of the seas."
Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.
Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.
