Let the country mourn their hero; I grieve for the loss of the most fascinating companion I ever conversed with- the greatest and most simple of men- one of the nicest and most innocent- interesting beyond all, on shore, in public and even in private life. Men are not always themselves and put on their behaviour with their clothes, but if you live with a man on board a ship for years; if you are continually with him in his cabin, your mind will soon find out how to appreciate him. I could for ever tell you the qualities of this beloved man. I have not shed a tear for years before the 21st of October and since, whenever alone, I am quite like a child.

I am Lord Nelson, and this is my Fin.

Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.

The business of the English commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying …

It is by no means enough that an officer of the Navy should be a capable mariner. He must be that, of course, but also a great deal more. He should be as well …

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and th…

On ilk beugh till embrace Writtin in a bill was O Dowglass, O Dowglass Tender and trewe!