History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire

CHAPTER I.

_EMBLEMS AND FLAGS._

There is an instinct in the human race which delights in the flying of flags--a sentiment which appears to be inborn, causing men to become enthusiastic about a significant emblem raised in the air, whether as the insignia of descent, or as a symbol of race, or of nationality; something which, being held aloft before the sight of other men, decl...