 | William James - 1837 - 632 ページ
...declared, that the two little sloops continued the unequal contest, until, as he said of the Essex, " humanity tore down the colours which valour had nailed to the mast." How would Captain Hope have behaved ? He would have told a plain tale of his good fortune, applauding... | |
 | United States. President - 1842 - 794 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1842 - 610 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which she was defended. Captain1 Porter, who commanded her, and whose previous career had been distinguished by daring enterprise... | |
 | United States. President - 1846 - 766 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1850 - 670 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which she was defended. Captain 1'oncr, who commanded her, and whose previous career had been distinguished by daring enterprise and... | |
 | United States. President - 1854 - 616 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857 - 772 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857 - 772 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...sanguinary contest against two ships, one of them snperior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857 - 772 ページ
...arms has been imply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...defended. Captain Porter, who commanded her, and whose preTJOOS career had been distinguished by daring enterprise and by fertility of genius, maintained... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - 1886 - 580 ページ
...arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which...against two ships, one of them superior to his own, and under other severe disadvantages, till humanity tore down the colors which valor had nailed to the... | |
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On the ocean the pride of our naval arms has been amply supported. A second frigate has indeed fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the loss is hidden in the blaze of heroism with which she was defended. Captain Porter, who commanded her, and whose... 
