The dawn which follows a battle always rises on naked corpses.

I sometimes think we must be mad that we do not flee from this house; but we are men, and must do our duty though it be a dreadful one. We are all drifting in strange seas, and the lights we trust are faint and far; yet, if we hold together and keep our heads clear, the dawn will find us.

He was soon borne away by the waves, and lost in darkness and distance.