Author's prologue.
Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532–1564), Fifth Book (1564)
“Heart of oak are our ships,
Heart of oak are our men;
We always are ready.”
David Garrick (1717–1779) English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer
Hearts of Oak. Compare: "Our ships were British oak, And hearts of oak our men", S. J. Arnold, Death of Nelson.
“A song to the oak, the brave old oak,
Who hath ruled in the greenwood long!”
Henry Fothergill Chorley (1808–1872) English literary, art and music critic and editor
The brave old Oak (lyrics, 1837).
“An oak is no respecter of persons.”
Aldo Leopold book A Sand County Almanac
“February: Good Oak”, p. 9.
A Sand County Almanac, 1949, "January Thaw", "February: Good Oak" & "March: The Geese Return"
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916) Austrian writer
Nichts ist weniger verheißend als Frühreife; die junge Distel sieht einem zukünftigen Baume viel ähnlicher als die junge Eiche.
Source: Aphorisms (1880/1893), p. 27.
