 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 Seiten
..." in my opinion, a commander in the navy ought to be a man of strong and well connected sense, witb a tolerable education, a gentleman as well as a seaman,...Jones had been offered the command of the Fly, at Reedy-Island, in the Delaware, previously to the sailing of the expedition against the Bahamas, but... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1830 - 580 Seiten
...own early deficiencies, and nobly surmounted them, in a great degree. "None other," he says, "than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commissioned officer in the navy ; nor is any man fit to... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 572 Seiten
...that the gentleman or man of merit should be neglected or overlooked on their account. None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy ; nor is any man fit to command... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 358 Seiten
...that the gentleman or man of merit should be neglected or overlooked on their account. None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy; nor is any man fit to command... | |
 | 1870 - 878 Seiten
...giving it as bis opinion that a commander in the navy should be " a man of strong and well-connected sense, with a tolerable education ; a gentleman as well as a seaman, both in theory and practice ; want of learning, and rude, ungentle manners, being by no means characteristic of an officer." He... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1845 - 416 Seiten
...that the gentleman or man of merit should be neglected or overlooked on their account. None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy ; nor is any man fit to command... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1855 - 560 Seiten
...that the gentleman or man of merit should be neglected or overlooked on their account. None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy ; nor is any man fit to command... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1870 - 632 Seiten
...giving it as his opinion that a commander in the navy should be " a man of strong and well-connected sense, with a tolerable education ; a gentleman as well as a seaman, both in theory and practice ; want of learning, and rude, ungentle manners, being by no means cliaracteristic of an officer." He... | |
 | 1870 - 844 Seiten
...giving it as his opinion that a commander in the navy should be " a man of strong and well-connected sense, with a tolerable education ; a gentleman as well as a seaman, both in theory and practice ; want of learning, and rude, ungentle manners, being by no means characteristic of an officer." He... | |
 | James Russell Soley - 1876 - 364 Seiten
...being an incident of the vacation. December: I. The qualifications of a naval officer. "None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commissioned officer in the Navy; nor is any man fit to... | |
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None other than a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice, is qualified to support the character of a commission officer in the navy; nor is any man fit to command a ship of war who is not also capable of communicating his ideas on... 
