Sir Francis Drake

Famous quotes containing the words sir, francis and/or drake:

    “We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
    —Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)

    “Charlie don’t surf!”
    —John Milius, U.S. screenwriter, Francis Ford Coppola (b. 1939)

    “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)