Drake

Famous quotes containing the word drake:

    “The advantage of time and place in all practical actions is half a victory; which being lost is irrecoverable.”
    —Francis, Sir Drake (1540–1596)

    “Then shall thy meteor glances glow,
    And cowering foes shall shrink beneath
    Each gallant arm that strikes below
    That lovely messenger of death.”
    —Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)

    “Forever float that standard sheet!
    Where breathes the foe but falls before us,
    With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet,
    And Freedom’s banner streaming o’er us!”
    —Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)