4256. Sir William Blackstone. 1723-1780. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	4256
AUTHOR:	Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780)
QUOTATION:	The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength,—the floating bulwark of our island.
ATTRIBUTION:	Commentaries. Vol. i. Book i. Chap. xiii. Section 418.
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.