Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be. 1.5K
My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. 633
Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it’s off the better. 593
Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone. 1.15K
