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    Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
    If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
    If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
    Be careful to be guided by this golden rule--
    Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
    And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee.

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Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.

Britain's best bulwarks are her wooden walls.

by Thomas Augustine Arne Found in: Navy Quotes,
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The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.

The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.

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Right--that will do for the marines.

Right--that will do for the marines.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

Cooped in their winged sea-girt citadel.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.

Tell that to the Marines--the sailors won't believe it.

by Old Saying Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you read more

Lysander when handing over the command of the fleet to
Callicratidas, the Spartan, said to him, "I deliver you a fleet
that is mistress of the seas."

by Lysander Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Now the sunset breezes shiver,
And she's fading down the river,
But in England's song forever
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Now the sunset breezes shiver,
And she's fading down the river,
But in England's song forever
She's the Fighting Temeraire.

by Henry J. Newboldt Found in: Navy Quotes,
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Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.

Hearts of oak are our ships,
Gallant tars are our men.

by David Garrick Found in: Navy Quotes,
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The royal navy of England has ever been its greatest defence and
ornament; it is its ancient and natural read more

The royal navy of England has ever been its greatest defence and
ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating
bulwark of the island.

by Sir William Blackstone Found in: Navy Quotes,
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