Contemporary historian William James described British reaction to the battle as "that the noble behaviour of her officers and crew threw such a halo of glory around the defeat at Grand Port, that, in public opinion at least, the loss of four frigates was scarcely considered a misfortune".
To me, his pal Matt Damon is easier to take, partly because he doesn't seem quite such a sellout and a glory hog and partly because his talent is more than skin deep.
As a whole, the performance is a vast improvement over her flat, robotic delivery on "Britney Jean"; indeed, it's the very performed nature of the singing — with Spears' full battery of signature vocal tics — that makes "Glory" such a good time.
Veins are popping in his temples, but not from the happy exertion of a song such as Glory Days, or the even more cardiovascular Born to Run, both of which light up the tail end of tonight's set.
As for 52.7%, what national industry wouldn't bask in the glory of such a figure — a majority share of arms sold worldwide?
Perhaps no one has ever made such a brilliant job of personalising glory, in the most beguiling way', James Lawton, Chief Sports Writer, The Independent Nicole Cooke: 'Nicole is a true champion.
SPOTY verdict: Cook is one of several cricketers who could be in with a chance of SPOTY glory after such a successful year for England.
On the contrary, while many people will be attracted to the possible fortune and glory of such a life, and while cities need such people, the Epicurean wise man will on the whole refrain from active political participation.
