"The man that is not moved at what he reads,
That takes not fire at their heroic deeds,
Unworthy of the blessings of the brave,
Is base in kind, and born to be a slave."
Cowper.
Note.—Additional interest is lent to this canvas through the fact that quite recently (April, 1905) the remains of John Paul Jones, the hero of the occasion, were discovered in Paris, and are to be interred in the United States.
[BURNING OF THE FRIGATE PHILADELPHIA]
(In the Harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804)
Copyright, 1898, by Edward Moran.