Patriotic Song / A book of English verse, being an anthology of the patriotic poetry of the British Empire, from the defeat of the Spanish Armada till the death of Queen Victoria

by Unknown

[CXI]

The Daily Chronicle, October 28, 1899. By permission of the author and the editor of The Daily Chronicle.

[CXII]–[CXIV]

Admirals All (Elkin Matthews, 1897). By permission of author and publisher. As to the first:—

l. 1. Effingham. Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham (1536–1624), commanded the English fleet sent against the Spanish Armada (1588).

Grenville. Sir Richard Grenville, naval commander (1541?-1591). See Mr. Gerald Massey’s poem, supra, [p. 113].

Raleigh. Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1616), soldier, sailor, courtier, adventurer, and writer.

Drake. Sir Francis Drake (1540?-1596).

3. Benbow. Vice-admiral John Benbow (1653–1702).

Collingwood. Vice-admiral Cuthbert, Lord Collingwood (1750–1810), second in command at Trafalgar.