John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4220 David Garrik 1717-1779 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 4220 |
AUTHOR: | David Garrick (1717–1779) |
QUOTATION: | Hearts of oak are our ships, Hearts of oak are our men. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Hearts of Oak. |
Note 1. Our ships were British oak, And hearts of oak our men. S. J. Arnold: Death of Nelson. [back] |