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“The cork was in the bottle. He and the Atropos were trapped.”

Metaphor Poetic Trapped Imagery Nautical Bottle Hornblower Forester

Book:Hornblower and the Atropos

Source: Hornblower and the Atropos

“Bush put both arms round Hornblower’s shoulders and walked with dragging feet. It did not matter that his feet dragged and his legs would not function while he had this support; Hornblower was the best man in the world and Bush could announce it by singing ‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ while lurching along the alleyway.”

Bush Horatio Hornblower Hornblower William Bush

Book:Lieutenant Hornblower

Source: Lieutenant Hornblower

“Hornblower worked as hard to conceal his human weaknesses as some men worked to conceal ignoble birth.”

Horatio Hornblower Hornblower C S Forester Lieutenant Hornblower

Book:Lieutenant Hornblower

Source: Lieutenant Hornblower

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