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    A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill!
    Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?
    Lord help 'em, how I pities them
    Unhappy folks on shore now!

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--They write here one Cornelius--Son
Hath made the Hollanders an invisible eel
To swim the haven at read more

--They write here one Cornelius--Son
Hath made the Hollanders an invisible eel
To swim the haven at Dunkirk, and sink all
The shipping there.
--But how is't done?
--I'll show you, sir.
It is automa, runs under water
With a snug nose, and has a nimble tail
Made like an auger, with which tail she wriggles
Betwixt the costs of a ship and sinks it straight.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,
There's danger on the deep.

O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,
There's danger on the deep.

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And as great seamen, using all their wealth
And skills in Neptune's deep invisible paths,
In tall read more

And as great seamen, using all their wealth
And skills in Neptune's deep invisible paths,
In tall ships richly built and ribbed with brass,
To put a girdle round about the world.

by George Chapman Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy brig,
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Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy brig,
And a bo'sun tight and a midshipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig.

by William S. Gilbert Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft,
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.

There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft,
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.

by Charles Dibdin Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest
navigators.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest
navigators.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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Ye gentlemen of England
That live at home at ease,
Ah! little do you think upon
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Ye gentlemen of England
That live at home at ease,
Ah! little do you think upon
The dangers of the seas.

by Martyn Parker Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam,
Where the shrill winds whistle free.

Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam,
Where the shrill winds whistle free.

by Charles Mackay Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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Though pleas'd to see the dolphins play,
I mind my compass and my way.

Though pleas'd to see the dolphins play,
I mind my compass and my way.

by Matthew Green Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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