nor how, after the admiral had fought his way with his fleet past the forts into the harbor, the giant ram, the "Tennessee," the pride and glory of the Alabamians who built her, stood out to meet her formidable foes, although she had seen the decks of all her other Confederate consorts transformed into slaughter-pens
Even a pretend one
This mirrors older forms of folklore, where physical traits became metaphors for moral or psychological qualities
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It has an air of dignified quiet which befits so ancient and distinguished a seat of learning as the University of Virginia, and the neighbor of such historic ground as Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson
Unlike the cigar world, which is accustomed to a 100-point scale, pipe folks are attuned to seeing something more descriptive and critical than a strict ranking of quality