De Mortius Nil Nisi Bonum
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Heroism, Navigation, Discovery |
Discusses the attempt by some descendants of James Cook to raise money for a monument to 'that distinguished man'. Argues that Cook needs no monument since every inhabitant and animal in the South Sea islands 'is a figure in Cook's monument', and any other monument will 'fall far below this'. |
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