Commodore Esek Hopkins (April 26, 1718 – February 26, 1802) was the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an accomplished merchant captain and privateer.
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“My own heart let me more have pity on; let
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Charitable; not live this tormented mind
With this tormented mind tormenting
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—Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)
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