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    And that all seas are made calme and still with oile; and
    therefore the Divers under the water doe spirt and sprinkle it
    abroad with their mouthes because it dulceth and allaieth the
    unpleasant nature thereof, and carrieth a light with it.

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Skill'd in the globe and sphere, he gravely stands,
And, with his compass, measures seas and lands.

Skill'd in the globe and sphere, he gravely stands,
And, with his compass, measures seas and lands.

by John Dryden Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it
that the winds, slipping the read more

Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it
that the winds, slipping the smooth oil, have no force, nor cause
any waves?

by Plutarch 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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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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A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast
And fills the white and read more

A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast
And fills the white and rustling sails,
And bends the gallant mast!
And bends the gallant mast, my boys,
While, like the eagle free,
Away the good ship flies, and leaves
Old England in the lee.

by Allan Cunningham Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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How Bishop Aiden foretold to certain seamen a storm that would
happen, and gave them some holy oil to read more

How Bishop Aiden foretold to certain seamen a storm that would
happen, and gave them some holy oil to lay it.

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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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We have ploughed the vast ocean in a fragile bark.
[Lat., Nos fragili vastum ligno sulcavimus aequor.]

We have ploughed the vast ocean in a fragile bark.
[Lat., Nos fragili vastum ligno sulcavimus aequor.]

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Thus far we run before the wind.

Thus far we run before the wind.

by Arthur Murphy Found in: Navigation Quotes,
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