[CHAPTER XV]
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SAILOR IN ACTION
"Mother and sweetheart, England; ...
... thy love was ever wont
To lift men up in pride above themselves
To do great deeds which of themselves alone
They could not; thou hast led the unfaltering feet
Of even thy meanest heroes down to death,
Lifted poor knights to many a great emprise,
Taught them high thoughts, and though they kept their souls
Lowly as little children, bidden them lift