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An English Sailor Covers Himself with Imperishable Glory

Anonymous. "An English Sailor Covers Himself with Imperishable Glory." Vanity Fair. 11 Jan. 1862: 25.
Type: 
magazine
Genre: 
commentary, journalism
Abstract: 

Williams, a Brit involved in the Trent Affair, is paraphrased here. The speech he delivered to the Yacht Club is full of invective and braggadocio.