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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
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.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
 
Note 1.
Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.
S. J. Arnold: Death of Nelson. [back]
 

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