Sternhold and Hopkins at Sea or a Stave out of Time, Samuel William Fores, August 1809

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. Gambier: "moab my wash pot is, my shoe, o'er edom i will throw. " sailor: "your shoe won't do for the french fleet. I think we had better throw some shells your honor. " cochrane: "why admiral, damn their eyes they'l escape if we don't make haste. " 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. Date: August 1809.