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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.
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