But the age of the clipper ships was a period of unprecedented romance for Britain, when the whole country was gripped by indescribable enthusiasm. "Of all the decades in our history, a wise man would choose the 1850s to be young in," said the British historian G.M.
「從英國歷史上任何一個時代做選擇，一個有智慧的人，當選擇一八五○年代再年輕一次」，這是英國歷史學者楊格的名言。