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| Keywords: Sternhold and Hopkins at Sea or a Slave out of Time.jpg Sternhold and Hopkins at Sea or a Stave out of Time SUMMARY Caricature featuring Admiral Lord James Gambier and Lord Thomas Cochrane during the Battle of Basque Roads in 1809 <br> Gambier Moab my wash pot my shoe o'er Edom I will throw <br> Sailor Your shoe won't do for the French Fleet I think we had better throw some shells your Honor <br> Cochrane Why Admiral Damn their Eyes they'll escape if we don't make haste <br> Chaplain Oh the wicked Dog he has put us quite out he is insensible of the beauties of Divine Poetry Discarded on the cabin floor lies Gambier's telescope log book and a batch of Congreve rockets On his desk is a large edition of a Sternhold and Hopkins psalm book and on the bulkhead a map of the Holy Land Sternhold and Hopkins en mer ou un verset au mauvais moment<br> Gambier parodie du psaume 60 59 « Moab est le bassin où je me lave / sur Édom je jette ma sandale »<br />Marin « Votre chaussure ne fera rien à la flotte française Je crois qu'on ferait mieux de leur lancer quelques boulets votre Honneur »<br />Cochrane « Pourquoi Amiral Ces maudits vont s'échapper si on ne se dépêche pas »<br />Chapelain « Oh le méchant chien il est insensible à la beauté de la Poésie Divine » <br />Sur le sol aux pieds de Gambier se trouvent des fusées Congreve inusitées et sur la table un exemplaire des psaumes de Sternhold et Hopkins http //www nmm ac uk/collections/prints/viewPrint cfm ID PAF3945 Charles Williams 1809-08 PD-old-100 PD-US Caricatures of the United Kingdom Thomas Cochrane 10th Earl of Dundonald James Gambier Congreve rocket Charles Williams | ||||
